Nisht: Putting aside the obvious attempt at humor in my post, davening in a Vaasikin/Neitz Minyan, at whatever speed of the shaliach tzibur, doesn’t change the earliest hanetz allowable time for davening shemoneh esrei.. Indeed some argue that it is a “mitzvah min hamuvchar” to begin saying the Shema slightly before hanetz, with the intention of completing the Shema and saying “Goal Yisrael” coincident with sunrise and proceeding immediately into the Shemoneh Esrei. One who has the discipline to follow this timeline (with the cooperation of his iPhone alarm, car starting up and a woke (literally) shaliach tzibur) is said to be guaranteed a chelek of olam haboh.
Bottom line: A true vasikim minyan, with a 33, 45 or 78 RPM shaliach tzibur will always get you to the office on time and depending on your location, maybe even allow you to drive on the HOV lanes before the 2/3 passenger rules cut in.
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