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By 2018 we had long pulled ourselves out of the death spiral of 2011. In fact, Okta had gone public in 2017 and was expanding rapidly all over the world. The following September, I flew to Europe to meet with prospects and customers. As I boarded the plane in San Francisco, I thought about how different this trip was from my usual one- or two-night customer visits. I have family in France and was excited to see them. But I was also looking forward to what I was going to learn about doing business at a higher level in Europe. Growth unlocks those kinds of opportunities.

My packed schedule meant I had only brief moments to catch up with family. Even then, my time wasn’t my own. I went to dinner at my cousin’s home in Paris one ...