In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about taking a break to restart. The biggest fear founders have is what happens to the business when they take a much needed break. The fear that things might go wrong, the right decisions aren’t being made, or there’s simply too much to do that taking a break may sound hilarious. But guess what, with the right people in place, more than half of a founder’s work can be done by someone else.
Show Notes
In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about taking a break to restart. The biggest fear founders have is what happens to the business when they take a much needed break. The fear that things might go wrong, the right decisions aren’t being made, or there’s simply too much to do that taking a break may sound hilarious. But guess what, with the right people in place, more than half of a founder’s work can be done by someone else.
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What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:29 We don’t believe we are allowed a sabbatical time off
- 05:25 You’re burned out but you can’t detach yourself from the business
- 09:37 Founder sabbatical is going away and doing something else entirely
- 14:09 You should be able to reset and come back with a fresh head
- 18:55 A sabbatical break has to happen
- 22:37 Setting the time period and expectations matters
- 24:30 How can a handful of people take over some of the workload?
- 27:32 75% of your job can be done by someone else
- 32:31 You can always come back when something goes wrong
- 36:50 A forced sabbatical isn’t going to work
What is Startup Therapy?
The "No BS" version of how startups are really built, taught by actual startup Founders who have lived through all of it. Hosts Wil Schroter and Ryan Rutan talk candidly about the intense struggles Founders face both personally and professionally as they try to turn their idea into something that will change the world.