Can a Founder take a Sabbatical?

<p>In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about taking a break to restart. The biggest fear founders have is what happens to the business when they take a much needed break. The fear that things might go wrong, the right decisions aren’t being made, or there’s simply too much to do that taking a break may sound hilarious. But guess what, with the right people in place, more than half of a founder’s work can be done by someone else. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sign up for the Startups Newsletter</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.startups.com/newsletter"><strong>https://www.startups.com/newsletter</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.startups.com/community/startup-therapy">Startup Therapy Podcast</a><strong> </strong> </li> <li><a href="https://www.startups.com/begin">https://www.startups.com/begin</a></li> <li>Join our <a href="https://www.startups.com/community/founder-groups">Network of Top Founders</a> </li> <li>Send an email to <a href="mailto:therapy@startups.com">therapy@startups.com</a> </li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What to Listen For</strong></p><ul> <li>00:00 Intro</li> <li>00:29 We don’t believe we are allowed a sabbatical time off</li> <li>05:25 You’re burned out but you can’t detach yourself from the business</li> <li>09:37 Founder sabbatical is going away and doing something else entirely</li> <li>14:09 You should be able to reset and come back with a fresh head</li> <li>18:55 A sabbatical break has to happen</li> <li>22:37 Setting the time period and expectations matters</li> <li>24:30 How can a handful of people take over some of the workload?</li> <li>27:32 75% of your job can be done by someone else</li> <li>32:31 You can always come back when something goes wrong</li> <li>36:50 A forced sabbatical isn’t going to work </li> </ul>