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Tired of managing teams, this founder quit his startup and became a lumberjack
Tired of managing teams, this founder quit his startup and became a lumberjack
Tired of managing teams, this founder quit his startup and became a lumberjack
Ryan Courtnage, co-founder of Benevity, left tech to become a lumberjack in the mountains.
Updated on: Apr 06, 2026 7:14 AM IST By Sanya Jain Share via Copy link A founder who quit his tech startup and moved to the mountains to become a lumberjack says he spent years not looking at a computer — until AI brought him back to the world of tech. Ryan Courtnage is the 51-year-old co-founder of the donation-management platform Benevity. Ryan Courtnage is the 51-year-old Canadian co-founder of the donation-management platform Benevity. In 2020, he exited the company and bought 22 acres of land in the mountains. Today, Courtnage is based in Creston, British Columbia, from where he spoke to Business Insider about his move from tech to the world of diesel engines and hydraulics.Why founder quit his startup
After years of working in tech and building Benevity, Courtnage began to experience a sense of ennui. He said that instead of building something meaningful, he began to feel like he was spending all his time managing teams. (Also read: 5 high-profile exits: Top CEOs who were ousted overnight) “My cofounders and I built something from scratch that continues to make a positive change in the world. I wouldn't trade that experience for anything. Still, I didn't feel like I was building anymore. “Eventually, being a founder gets to a point where all of your time is spent managing teams, which I found very tiring. I'm an introvert,” said Courtnage.Moving to the mountains
After leaving Benevity, Courtnage wanted to do something different. “When I exited my last endeavor in 2020, I purchased a large piece of land out in the mountains. It's 22 acres,” he told Business Insider. “That's when I was like: I'm kind of done with this. I need to do something different. I'm just going to get my hands greasy and go be a lumberjack for a while, which is what I did.” (Also read:₹2 crore a month to join startup as an engineer"> IITian leaves own company earning ₹2 crore a month to join startup as an engineer) Becoming a lumberjack was not easy. Courtnage says he had to learn about diesel engines and hydraulics, and how to properly fell a tree, and how to handle heavy equipment. But the work was very rewarding for someone who had spent years sitting in front of screens. “It's really rewarding, hands-on work that is completely different from what I spent my career doing, which was sitting in a chair behind a monitor,” said the Canadian.What’s next for Courtnage?
Courtnage says he spent years not looking at computers, until the AI revolution piqued his interest again. “Moving out here was a rupture in my lifestyle. I didn't look at a computer screen for probably a couple of years. It wasn't really until ChatGPT came out that I really started paying attention again,” he revealed. With AI coding, he rediscovered his love for building. “Now, the wheels are constantly turning because there's so much that I can accomplish so fast,” he said. Courtnage has built a home assistant system powered by sensors and cameras across his property to monitor everything from water tanks to under-house temperatures. At its core is an AI setup, running from a laptop in his crawl space, which he has given a personality — one that “lives” there — and can flag anomalies or alert him if someone enters his land. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sanya Jain Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More Ai Revolution Chatgpt Get Latest Updates on Trending News Viral News, Video, Photos and Weather Updates of India and around the world Home / Trending / Tired Of Managing Teams, This Founder Quit His Startup And Became A Lumberjack See LessA founder who quit his tech startup and moved to the mountains to become a lumberjack says he spent years not looking at a computer — until AI brought him back to the world of tech.
Ryan Courtnage is the 51-year-old Canadian co-founder of the donation-management platform Benevity. In 2020, he exited the company and bought 22 acres of land in the mountains.
Today, Courtnage is based in Creston, British Columbia, from where he spoke to Business Insider about his move from tech to the world of diesel engines and hydraulics.
(Also read: 5 high-profile exits: Top CEOs who were ousted overnight)
“My cofounders and I built something from scratch that continues to make a positive change in the world. I wouldn't trade that experience for anything. Still, I didn't feel like I was building anymore.
“Eventually, being a founder gets to a point where all of your time is spent managing teams, which I found very tiring. I'm an introvert,” said Courtnage.
“That's when I was like: I'm kind of done with this. I need to do something different. I'm just going to get my hands greasy and go be a lumberjack for a while, which is what I did.”
(Also read:₹2 crore a month to join startup as an engineer"> IITian leaves own company earning ₹2 crore a month to join startup as an engineer)
Becoming a lumberjack was not easy. Courtnage says he had to learn about diesel engines and hydraulics, and how to properly fell a tree, and how to handle heavy equipment. But the work was very rewarding for someone who had spent years sitting in front of screens.
“It's really rewarding, hands-on work that is completely different from what I spent my career doing, which was sitting in a chair behind a monitor,” said the Canadian.
“Moving out here was a rupture in my lifestyle. I didn't look at a computer screen for probably a couple of years. It wasn't really until ChatGPT came out that I really started paying attention again,” he revealed.
With AI coding, he rediscovered his love for building. “Now, the wheels are constantly turning because there's so much that I can accomplish so fast,” he said.
Courtnage has built a home assistant system powered by sensors and cameras across his property to monitor everything from water tanks to under-house temperatures. At its core is an AI setup, running from a laptop in his crawl space, which he has given a personality — one that “lives” there — and can flag anomalies or alert him if someone enters his land.
Source: HindustanTimes
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