Starting and selling a business is a lot of work. But it’s rewarding I’d say. I certainly know a lot more now then I did before I started. It’s hard to sum up a 4 year journey in a few sentences, but the one thing I know I am certainly grateful for: I’ve managed to go 4 years without getting a “real” job. I usually say this a joke to people when they ask me what I do, but really what I mean is I managed to make 4 years without anyone getting exploited. I wasn’t exploited by an employer, the customers weren’t exploited by me (we made a good, useful product available at a fair price). I suppose I was sometimes exploited by customers who had unreasonable demands of my time given the amount of money they paid us, but I could always get rid of them if I so choose, and the business would keep on doing just fine. It felt pretty nice, having everyone get a fair deal and aligning incentives.
