I Burned My Business Down on Purpose

And rebuilt it so it actually runs without me

I had a moment of clarity that scared the hell out of me.

I was sitting at my desk, checking Slack, approving things, answering the same three questions for the fourth time that week, and I realized: this business only functions because I’m in it. Not leading it. In it. Doing it. Holding it together with my bare hands.

I didn’t build this thing to be a gl…