Who is Daksh Gupta?
Daksh Gupta, 23, is the CEO and co-founder of San Francisco-based AI startup Greptile. He studied Computer Science at Georgia Tech and interned at Qualcomm and AWS.
The 9-9-6 Rule
- Gupta promotes a 9 am–9 pm, six-day workweek, along with fitness, early marriage, sleep tracking, and a steak-and-eggs diet.
Work-Life Balance
- He rejects work-life balance, telling candidates upfront that Greptile expects 12–14-hour days and occasional weekends. Gupta says many engineers join to work on meaningful projects rather than comfortable jobs.