It means you are never able to leave or even able to look the other way for a longer time. If you get ill or some other terrible thing happens to you the company and all the people that are in it will suffer.
You should strive to build your company in a way that it will survive you for a long long time.
I understand that there is this guy called Steve Jobs whose name is synonymous with the company that he created, but he is the exception and you are very likely going to be just another confirmation of the rule.
It means you are never able to leave or even able to look the other way for a longer time. If you get ill or some other terrible thing happens to you the company and all the people that are in it will suffer.
You should strive to build your company in a way that it will survive you for a long long time.
I understand that there is this guy called Steve Jobs whose name is synonymous with the company that he created, but he is the exception and you are very likely going to be just another confirmation of the rule.