You can get away with taking a vacation while running a startup. There's an opportunity cost to it, but there's an opportunity cost to everything you do. You

You can get away with taking a vacation while running a startup. There's an opportunity cost to it, but there's an opportunity cost to everything you do. You just need to do a bit of planning and check in from time to time. Hell, running a company makes it easier to take a vacation, as long as you've got people you can rely on in your absence. I've done it a few times, and the world's never ended. My cofounder's done the same. And with that, I'm off to go pack - I'm leaving tonight for five weeks in southwest France. (If you live in Bordeaux, Arcachon, St. Emilion, Bergerac, Périgueux, Sarlat, or Biarritz and would like to drink some wine with me, send me an email!)