Who are 80,000 Hours?
80,000 Hours was started by a couple of students when they graduated from Oxford in 2011. Their aim was to provide the advice they wished they’d had back then: transparently explained, based on the best research available, and willing to ask the big questions.
What is the 80,000 Hours approach?
80,000 Hours provides research and support to help students and graduates switch into careers that effectively tackle the world’s most pressing problems.
Why is it called 80,000 Hours?
The organisation’s name refers to the typical amount of time someone spends working over a lifetime. It was funded by the startup accelerator Y Combinator in 2015.