Eric Siu explores whether it's better to run a small lifestyle business or chase a billion-dollar company. The answer depends on your wiring: some people cap growth to protect their lifestyle, others want to push every limit.
Is there any correlation that you've seen between people, sort of the enjoyment levels of people who have a more sort of lifestyle business compared to the enjoyment levels of people who are more full-on with their work?
So I used to think like all I would want was like a lifestyle business, right? And then I would see people cap their businesses, say, hey, I wouldn't grow beyond this. That's fine. It's— that's what works for them. I think how the way I'm wired is I just want to see how far I can push this. And, you know, some people enjoy that. So I used to think like, no, this should be the way, lifestyle is the way, or no, like, you know, going all in and building a billion-dollar company is the way. It's like, no, it's like whatever feels right to you, just go ahead and do that. And it's a boring answer, but it's like, it's true.
