Meta CTO says startup life isn't glamorous like in the movies: 'I didn't sleep for more than 4 hours at a time'

• Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said startup culture is often romanticized, but in reality isn't glamorous.
• The CTO said he woke up every four hours for two years to make sure an anti-spam system was intact.
• Even though he ended up successful, he said many others invest in the path and it doesn't work out.

Meta's chief technology officer, Andrew "Boz" Bosworth set the record straight about what startup culture is really like.