Once upon a time I ran a company that almost ran out of cash (actually, we ran out of cash, but for a brief enough period that we were able to skinny through by stretching suppliers, delaying officer paychecks, and other things that would normally be unthinkable). At the next board meeting, the question came up whether we should be looking for another CFO. I took the position I would rather have the CFO who (almost) ran out of cash rather than the one that hadn't run out of cash -- yet. Nothing sharpens the mind like living through your own mistakes.
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