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How to Take Care of Yourself as a Founder
Dear SaaStr: How Do You Take Care of Yourself As a Founder?
Quiet quitting, feeling sorry for yourself, working 30 hours a week, etc. — that doesn’t really work for a founder. It may feel good in the short term, but it doesn’t work. It doesn’t get you to success.
But you do need to take care of yourself, at least as much as possible.
What works:
* Go hire one great VP. A VP of Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Customer Success. It almost doesn’t matter. But if you hire one truly great one, they will take some of the load off your shoulders. Their first week.
* Take one real vacation a…
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