It's been a fun, rocky, educational, stressful, and amazing few years, and I feel like it's time to pass it on to someone new.
I wrote this post with ALL the details (which are fun to read on their own, even if you're not interested in a weddings-based business). I hope you find it interesting!
"Having someone passionate at the helm has transformed the business and a huge sign to me that I needed to find a buyer for the business to replace my role as CEO."
"Passion" has been getting a bad rep (maybe because of "follow your passion" trope), but when you're running a business, it really helps to be passion about the topic, or the customers.
Lack of passion is a great reason to sell a business: if there's someone else out there that loves the wedding industry, it's clear this would be a good fit for them. Being excited about the product especially helps when you're promoting and marketing it.
Right? I talked a bit in IndieHackers about this (https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/failing-to-find-a-dev...) — 2017 was our best year ever because I hired someone to manage the business (she's a part of the current team). Having someone make decisions who is excited and enthusiastic has been a major part in WL's current growth. I should have hired her way earlier.
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[ 6.7 ms ] story [ 23.2 ms ] threadWay back in the day when I first working on what'll become WL, I wrote about my experiences learning to code and posted it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2227770
It's been a fun, rocky, educational, stressful, and amazing few years, and I feel like it's time to pass it on to someone new.
I wrote this post with ALL the details (which are fun to read on their own, even if you're not interested in a weddings-based business). I hope you find it interesting!
"Passion" has been getting a bad rep (maybe because of "follow your passion" trope), but when you're running a business, it really helps to be passion about the topic, or the customers.
Lack of passion is a great reason to sell a business: if there's someone else out there that loves the wedding industry, it's clear this would be a good fit for them. Being excited about the product especially helps when you're promoting and marketing it.