To stretch the airplane analogy some more, it's interesting to think about how breaking contact with the ground allows you to accelerate faster, because you're

To stretch the airplane analogy some more, it's interesting to think about how breaking contact with the ground allows you to accelerate faster, because you're no longer spending any thrust to overcome rotational friction of wheels on runway. It can all go into increasing your velocity. Maybe the startup analogue is getting enough people or money in place that you as a founder can avoid the day-to-day distractions of running the business and focus.