We aren’t usually that good at most of it (even though we convince ourselves that we are), but we get the stuff done well enough. While it makes sense that we have to take on many different roles when we first get our businesses off the ground, it’s not healthy and it’s not sustainable. Finally, we make that first hire, and even with the added financial pressure,[*] we feel some relief because we couldn’t keep up the insane pace of doing everything.
