This YC Engineer Might Have Just Killed Remote Work

Soham Parekh, the Indian engineer accused of holding multiple jobs at once, shot to infamy, becoming an internet sensation in no time. The man, who has been under fire for serial moonlighting, has finally responded to the controversy. In an interview with TBPN, he admitted, “It is true.” Parekh said he was not proud of his actions. “That’s not something I endorse either,” he added, explaining that working 140 hours a week wasn’t a choice he enjoyed .“I had to do it out of necessity.” He said that he had been in “extremely dire financial circumstances,” which pushed him to juggle between three to five startups simultaneously. Parekh revealed that he will now be working exclusively with Darwin Studios, an AI startup working on an AI-driven video platform. “This is the only thing I’m going to focus on,” he said. “I have a lot to prove.” He explained that he handled all the work on his own and never hired junior developers, noting, “I wish I had the money [to do that].” He