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Not sure if this is normal or just me, how’s that for you lot?? By most measures things are good with my SMB, steady clients, team's solid, even managed to take some time off without everything falling apart

But there's this low-level anxiety that never switches off, like I'm always waiting for something to go wrong. Thought it would fade, but couple of years in, and i’m still kinda worrying. Started doing small things that help, keeping a cash buffer, having systems so I'm not the single point of failure for everything, but i don’t think there’s anything more to do.

Is this how it always feels because it's actually your business and the stakes are high for you personally?

Anyone else carry this background anxiety?

When I moved abroad I kept my UK Ltd, seemed easier at the time and clients were mostly UK-based anyway, accountant already knew the setup and so on. Couple of years in and it still works.

But sometimes I wonder if I'm overcomplicating things. Is there anyone with the kinda similar experience? Wondering, if you kept the business in the UK, moved it with you to a new country, or shut it down and started something new? Any regrets either way?

Reading about it, it seems like you just need to get featured, hit the top 5, and everybody knows about your product. Some people built entire launch strategies around it as far as I’ve heard.

I also heard that it’s become a game where the same crowd upvotes each other and real users don’t come from there anymore, zero conversion.

I’m launching smth soon and Im just thinking whether it’s worth the effort.

For those who’ve launched on Product Hunt recently, how did it actually go? Did it bring real users??

Did everything by the book before taking time off, you know, emails couple weeks in advance, introducing clients to the team members who’d handle their accounts, setting up auto-replies and stuff (I run a small digital agency btw)

Came back expecting at least a few “welcome back” messages. But really just one client mentioned that things felt slightly different while I was gone, not bad, just different.

I was soooo relieved. Feels like it’s the first time all the systems worked well. Means I did smth right as a small agency owner! Team handled calls, auto-texts went out when things were missed, everyone could see what needed attention in one place.

Even tho part of me felt weirdly invisible after coming back, I still think this is a big win for us, means anyone working fully remote can relax to the fullest when they need!

Anyone else prep extensively for time off and then realise nobody kinda needed you anyway? This is normal, right?