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throwway593

Why would anyone not want to be the owner of a $60-90m EBITDA business lol? I would be only attending my CEOs quarterly board updates on Zoom from St. Barths (camera off & muted)

I'm friends with a bunch of guys with EBITDA over $50m and none are checked out. The pressure is always there and you know deep down that if you check out like that, the business will fail because nobody can bring the founder level urgency and level of commitment to the business like the founder can.

 

As a business owner you have unlimited income potential and complete freedom. Granted you wear a lot of hats in some roles, but you can do what you want. Who wouldn't want that?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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