
Lesson One: Enjoy Being a Startup: Why the Startup Mentality Matters at Every Stage
25 years is a long time. During our first year, we poured everything into getting the business off the ground. As we grew, I was tempted to leave behind the scrappiness that defined our early startup days. With more employees and processes, things felt stable. But losing our vital startup mentality could lead to stagnation. Technology changed often, and stagnation meant someone else would leapfrog us. I learned that enjoying being a startup is crucial because there are always new problems to solve. This wasn’t a “phase” but a way of life. The startup mentality stemmed from why I