Soham Parekh Exposed as Startup Scamper

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Engineer caught juggling multiple startup jobs is a cautionary tale of ‘extreme’ hustle culture, experts say

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Soham Parekh , a software engineer from Mumbai , went viral on social media after being accused by Playground AI founder Suhail Doshi on X.

Doshi wrote: "There's a guy (in India ) who works at 3-4 startups at the same time. He's been preying on YC [Y Combinator] companies and more. Beware. I fired this guy in his first week and told him to stop lying / scamming people. He hasn't stopped a year later . No more excuses" Experts say it's a reminder of how deeply hustle culture is entrenched within tech industry.

Soham 's admission that he worked 140 hours a week is not just unhealthy, it's a reflection of a system that equates worth with output," he added.

It comes as European tech startups face pressure from some VCs to adopt a more rigorous work schedule.

This has been met with backlash, with founders telling CNBC Make It that overwork can lead to productivity, burnout, and resentment.

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