Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout

Lift House, a co-living startup house in East London, is promoting founder wellness and sustainable ambition over burnout.

Six young founders living there share meals, clean together, journal on Sundays, and play volleyball as they test a more balanced way to build companies.

The house is positioning itself as an alternative to the intense Silicon Valley-style hacker-house culture.

The trend reflects a wider shift in the U.K. tech scene toward ambitious startups without extreme hustle norms, even as London AI firms attract major funding.