Nathan Barry

I wanted to build a platform serving creators.

And I like to make things.

Even in the early days, I'd make something and no one would see it.

Today, I make something and like 60,000 people use it the next day.

And that's super special.

I love the impact.

And I love the team that I work with.

And, you know, there's people who are like, oh, I want to be a solopreneur.

And I'm thrilled for them.

That's not what I want.

I love working with a team.

And so I realized I would just turn around and do the exact same thing that I want to do now or that I'm doing right now.

And so I was like, no, I don't want to sell.

The other thing is, you know, they say the first rule of compounding is to not interrupt it prematurely.

And we mentioned MailChimp early on.

And even though I started my business because I was frustrated with their product, I really, really admire their business.

They built that business for more than 20 years.

It took them eight years to hit their first million in revenue.

And they exited doing a billion in revenue and they sold for $12 billion.

And so I'm realizing like I'm enjoying the journey.