The Executive Sabbatical Is Back
Founders are taking three months off and coming back with better companies. The trick is building one that doesn’t need you.
Friday, 25 September 2026The Weekly Edition · No. 38
Business, money and the people running both.
Work, rest and the rituals of people who run things.
Founders are taking three months off and coming back with better companies. The trick is building one that doesn’t need you.
Three studios, one question: what happens when you stop billing by the hour and start competing on the work itself?
After a decade of growth at any cost, small-company balance sheets are filling up. The reason is not fear — it’s leverage.