I was burning out as a founder. My summer interns changed everything about the way I work.

Bryan Reed (right) created a close bond with his marketing interns this summer. Bryan Reed Bryan Reed is a Gen Z startup founder who hired three Gen Z summer interns to help with marketing. They worked long hours and figured out ways to boost their productivity and support one another. Reed says their close bond made him happier, and he's since changed his approach to work. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bryan Reed, a 24-year-old startup founder based in New York City...