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Kevin O'Leary slams work-life balance: "It's complete bullsh-t"

Jun 18, 2026
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"There is no balance." Kevin O’Leary has built a brand on saying the things other investors won’t. His latest target is the idea that founders can build something great while protecting their personal time. In a new interview with Harvard Business School Foundry’s Reza Satchu, the Shark Tank investor argued that anyone trying to balance a young company against the rest of their life is fooling themselves. That’s particularly true in the earliest, most fragile period of building a company, he argued.