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I remember the moment clearly. We had finally gotten to $100,000 per month in revenue. This should have been a moment of celebration because $100,000 per month is when you’ve hit escape velocity. If you just keep at it, you’ll be at $1 million per month in no time flat.
However, all I could think about was how unbelievably tired I was. All in, I’d been working on building the company for six years at this point:
- One year to get the team together
- Two years to raise the money
- One year to get our first products out
- Two years to get to $1 million per year in revenue
You need to take vacations when you’re building your startup.
Fortunately, we (my family) had a vacation coming up the month after we hit $100,000 per month in revenue. I’d found vacations to be my salvation, my respite from all the craziness of building the company.
We went away on vacation every year I was CEO. The trips were great because I got to spend quality time with Blossom and Avery.
Just as importantly, the time away from the office recharged me. Yeah, I was still checking in every day, but it’s different when you’re on vacation.
