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When I realized my startup was turning into more of a lifestyle business I decided to go part time and work remotely from Asia (I'm the founder and our only dev
by yeldarb 9y ago
When I realized my startup was turning into more of a lifestyle business I decided to go part time and work remotely from Asia (I'm the founder and our only dev).
I gave our lead designer a lot more responsibility and empowered her to assign me the tasks she needed done instead of the other way around.
I kind of expected revenue to trail off over a few years. Oddly enough, with me working 1 day per week vs 5 I got back from Asia 7 months later and the business was going stronger than when I left.
I think being part time helped me focus on the things that actually mattered instead of just filling my time with trivialities for the hell of it. 80/20 rule in action.
- RepressedEmu 9y agoWhere did you live in Asia?
- yeldarb 9y agoLongest was Philippines for 2 months and China for 6 weeks. Besides that just bopped around SEA for 2-3 weeks at a time.
- robinwarren 9y agoI found a bit of this recently when I went 1/2 time on my business after the arrival of my 2nd child. Only having 2-3 days a week meant having a clear plan on what needed to be achieved and made me more realistic about not taking too many things on at once. Those first few weeks back were some of the most productive I've had I think!