The Future of Work is A Lifestyle Choice.

At WeByte, we’re not building a company. We’re forging a movement. An ecosystem. A living, breathing quantum mesh of purpose alignment that occasionally ships product.

Some founders still insist people are the most important part of any startup. I disagree. People are the startup. And like any other startup asset, they should be properly leveraged, depreciated, and, when necessary, replaced with better, cheaper assets from the global market.

But let’s take a step back.

Our mission at WeByte simple:

To empower people to empower other people to empower themselves using a proprietary platform of AI-powered synergy loops.

We are solving a problem that doesn’t exist yet, but will, once we finish our self-published manifesto and raise enough runway to pivot toward solving it.

Because everything we do is guided by our unwavering belief in one core value:

People don’t scale. But our vision does.

That’s why at WeByte, we don’t hire employees. We empower our people to be the idealized versions of their best selves, provided that best self is willing to put their heads down and bro up.

Because we’re not building a company—we’re architecting a human operating system for exponential potential. 

People aren’t our most valuable asset. People are the company. And just like software, they should be scalable, replaceable, and ideally open-source.

Our mission? Simple: to empower humans to empower other humans to empower themselves to execute our roadmap, at velocity. 

We’re solving problems no one’s thought of yet, for markets that technically don’t exist, with talent we underpay in cash but overpay in adjectives.

We don’t just believe in product-market fit. We believe in purpose-talent synergy. You don’t work here to get paid.  You work here to belong. Preferably forever. After all, we’re all in this together.

I just happen to own 42% of the company.

Culture > Compensation: Why Feelings Are Cheaper than Salaries

When you join WeByte, you don’t get a desk, you get a destiny. We don’t call you an employee. We call you a “mission partner,” which is Latin for: “you signed a four-year cliff and now we own your nights and weekends.” 

This isn’t a job. It’s a spiritual calling disguised as an equity agreement. Our culture isn’t written. It’s felt. Like hunger. Or burnout. Or Stockholm syndrome.

Our leadership philosophy is rooted in radical humility, which is why I post 2,000-word missives in our company Slack channel every Sunday night explaining why your work isn’t meeting the moment.

I lead from behind, unless something goes well, in which case, I’m obviously front and center. I don’t tell people what to do. I inspire them to figure out what I want, and then do it better than I imagined, faster than I asked, with fewer complaints than last time.

We believe in hiring “10x humans.” Not just 10x engineers. 10x thinkers. 10x deliverers. 10x emotionally resilient to the shifting expectations and late-night pivots that make this company so exciting. 

We don’t give you a role. We give you a canvas. An empty canvas. That we will light on fire quarterly. And you will rebuild in the ashes. 

That’s ownership.

Everyone Owns the Mission. Only I Own the Cap Table.

Performance at WeByte is measured not in outcomes, but in belief.

Did you believe hard enough in the vision?

Did you push your personal OKRs beyond what’s healthy or advisable? 

Did you “show up with founder energy” when our actual founders were in the Maldives for a mindfulness offsite?

If so, congratulations. You’re exceeding expectations. For now.

We don’t do performance reviews. We do “growth reflections,” which are kind of like performance reviews, but with more jargon and no raise.

If you’re underperforming, we’ll say you’re “ready to explore your next adventure.” 

If you’re overperforming, we’ll ask you to take on more responsibility with the same title and no additional equity, because “you’re doing it for the mission.”

Culture is our backbone, and our backbone is flexible. We move fast, break things, and blame Legal. We say we want diverse perspectives, as long as those perspectives don’t question the founder’s vision or the 3 a.m. Slack messages. 

We encourage radical candor, unless it’s directed at leadership. We say we want innovation, but we really want compliance, and most importantly, consensus – with our mission, vision and values.

Our culture manifests itself in everything we do. That means remembering that, fundamentally, you’re expected to choose velocity over stability. Execution over explanation. Passion over pay. Alignment over autonomy. 

And vibes. Always vibes. 

We’re All Founders in Spirit. Just Not Legally.

We offer unlimited PTO, which no one takes. We offer “work from anywhere,” as long as it’s in Pacific Time and your calendar is always open.

Our mental health stipend is a Google Doc with links to Headspace, and our DEI strategy is a slide that says “We Care.” 

You’ll get equity, of course. Fully vested after four years, subject to dilution, and probably underwater by Series C.

But it’s not about the money. It’s about the meaning. The mission.

You see, when it comes to hiring, we don’t post jobs. We curate opportunities.

Every role at WeByte starts with a Notion brief, a 14-step async evaluation, and a personality alignment quiz to ensure you’re a “culture contribution.” 

We don’t offer “career ladders.” We offer “growth mazes,” where the rewards are spiritual, the exits are unclear, and the only way out is through.

Your resume doesn’t matter here. What matters is whether you’ve read Paul Graham, whether you have strong opinions loosely held, and whether or not you’re comfortable with feedback being delivered via Slack huddles (or asynch, via Loom, for our hourly staff).

Because we’re not looking for employees (in fact, ideally, we’d only have contingent workers to minimize our risk profile and SG&A expenditures). We’re looking for believers.

And here, we believe that job titles are less important than the journey, and that burnout is just a signal that you’re doing something meaningful. 

Join the Mission: Work Like A Founder, Die Like An Intern

At WeByte we believe people should bring their whole selves to work. Not literally; we still need you to be productive.

But we want to feel like you brought your whole self, ideally in a way that’s compelling on LinkedIn.

Vulnerability is welcome, especially if it helps our employer brand. Authenticity is encouraged, as long as it aligns with our Q3 revenue goals.

Those values aren’t just posters in the break room.

They’re tattooed on the inside of our souls (and optionally, your forearm; branding day is Q2):

And every Friday, we gather for Sync Up: The WeByte Alignment Experience™, where we clap for ourselves, watch a pre-recorded video of me in a linen shirt walking on a beach, and then break into small groups to rate our productivity on a vibes scale.

We are not bound by hierarchy; we are bound by hustle. We are not constrained by process; we are constrained only by our willingness to suffer for the mission.

So, yes, we expect that potential to work nights, weekends, and holidays. 

Because If you really love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.

Inevitably, you’ll just become your work, until your identity and your job are indistinguishable, and your Slack status is permanently set to “building the future.”

After all, that future won’t build itself, but hopefully, if you just hustle harder, we’ll exit before that future ever arrives.

About the Author: Evan Newberg is the founder and Chief Vision Architect of WeByte, a pre-revenue, post-purpose platform disrupting the future of human capital by redefining the future of work as a lifestyle choice. 

A two-time college dropout, three-time Forbes 30 Under 30 applicant and four time Y Combinator candidate, Evan spends most of his time evangelizing the intersection of talent density and purpose scalability through keynote slides with gradients.

He is a frequent contributor to publications you probably haven’t heard of, and is on the board of a non-profit dedicated to creating equitable access to ketamine for inner city youth.

Evan lives in a loft-adjacent van in SoMa, where he is writing a book on founder empathy called Servant-Leadership Lessons For Kingmakers and Kings. Follow him on X @WeBytefounder or his Substack @cryptoguysf.