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Sounds like a startup but then what happens? You start getting success so now you have a new salesperson but they need lots of help because they aren't as techie as you. You might even start needing 24 hour support and a dedicated returns line.

You then realise that you are the main part of the success so you now want your own office and a team to manage. Of course, they are not as sharp as you so you have lost your skill in return for trying to train and manage them - some don't even really want to be there.

Then the boss decides to get an investor to help scale the business - you need the support people on-board before you can start charging for support - and that person is now putting you under pressure because you are not updating the website quickly enough, there are bugs that people are complaining about etc.

It's a fairly classic story. You either stick, fold or go FANG!



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