Listen "Can a Founder take a Sabbatical?"
Episode Synopsis
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. Sign up for the Startups Newsletterhttps://www.startups.com/newsletterResources:Startup Therapy Podcast https://www.startups.com/beginJoin our Network of Top Founders Send an email to [email protected] What to Listen For00:00 Intro00:29 We don’t believe we are allowed a sabbatical time off05:25 You’re burned out but you can’t detach yourself from the business09:37 Founder sabbatical is going away and doing something else entirely14:09 You should be able to reset and come back with a fresh head18:55 A sabbatical break has to happen22:37 Setting the time period and expectations matters24:30 How can a handful of people take over some of the workload?27:32 75% of your job can be done by someone else32:31 You can always come back when something goes wrong36:50 A forced sabbatical isn’t going to work
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