Sometimes in the life of a startup, you have to stop doing, so to speak, and start planning again. Sure, you planned - presumably - before you started the thing. But once you've gotten a core team together and proven the concept, you need to plan again. Planning is key, and planning is actually fun, if you have that particular gene. I do. When I spend countless hours staring at spreadsheets like the one from which this image is taken, well, I see businesses building, great people joining, authors getting paid, and all the excitement and potential of a new idea bumping its way into the world. And only when things are quiet, and the world is looking the other way, can you truly, deeply plan. Thank God for the holidays...