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SF neighbors complain as Indian founder works late nights
His Airbnb host defended the entrepreneur after noise complaints arose over his late-night work routine.
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Malvika Choudhary - Thu, 04, Dec 2025
- 14:23 EST
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Prateek Sachan, co-founder of AI startup Bolna / X (@xan_ps)
An Indian entrepreneur working U.S.–India crossover hours faced repeated noise complaints from neighbors at his San Francisco Airbnb due to his late-night work schedule.
Prateek Sachan, co-founder of AI startup Bolna and an IIT Delhi alumnus, said he routinely works until 5–6 a.m. Pacific Time to match schedules with his India-based team and customers.
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Sachan, currently part of Y Combinator’s F25 batch, said neighbors living in the unit below him filed multiple complaints over disturbances caused during his overnight work routine.
Been living in SF past months - sleeping at 5/6 AM because of customers & team in India.
— Prateek Sachan (@xan_ps) December 1, 2025
Neighbors downstairs kept complaining about it until they learned we work Indian hours. And were so confused on what they can do now.
Shoutout to our amazing Airbnb host who defended us! pic.twitter.com/Oa7goRoQYM
He also shared screenshots of messages from his Airbnb host, who defended him and criticized the neighbors for escalating the issue.
In one message, the host told him: “Please let me know if the guest below causes any more trouble for you guys. I am sorry they are difficult. You have both been outstanding guests so I don't want your eta to be marred.”
The host also informed Sachan that the issue had been escalated to Airbnb support.
Reassuring Sachan, the host added: “I do not want you guys to be inconvenienced or feel uncomfortable. We've never had a problem with noise and we've hosted several guests from South Asia.”
Sachan said the situation left the neighbors “confused on what they can do now,” after learning his schedule was tied to Indian business hours. He publicly thanked the host for supporting him.
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