My startup is profitable and made over $100M in 6 months. I still worry it could all disappear.

David Rabie was raised to be an entrepreneur. Courtesy of David Rabie David Rabie's family had many entrepreneurs, including his dad. His ability to tolerate risk helped him weather challenges, including a bank collapse. Today, his company has done more than $100 million in sales in the past six months. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with David Rabie , founder of Tovala . It has been edited for length and clarity . When I was in business school , I was cooking dinner for myself one day, prepping meals for the week. I was using my oven, the stovetop, and a countertop steam machine, spending hours turning dials and pushing buttons. I thought, couldn't this be automated? That was the seed of the idea for my company, Tovala, which launched in 2015. Tovala is a meal service that allows users to cook at home, simply.