Key Points
S. Sam Schreim has been his own boss for nearly 20 years..
But as evidenced by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March, which left many small firms without access to their essential accounts, being a founder comes with big risks and responsibilities and leads some people to regret ever giving up their day jobs...
And even now, as a solopreneur, combining freelance consultancy with writing books and developing information-based products, he often looks back with regret at not simply sticking with his job at a large management consultancy in Beirut...
As business owners, we want to succeed, but we often have unrealistic expectations from the outset around sales numbers, income or work-life boundaries, she points out..
Now managing director at travel company daysout.com, she says she enjoys many of the freedoms shed hoped would come hand-in-hand with entrepreneurism..
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