Startup Advice
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Startup Advice
Building the initial team for seed stage startups at andrewchen
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“Working on a startup is like riding a broken bicycle. You have to both ride and fix it at the same time.”
How We're Working Without Managers at Buffer
The Levels of Delegation
An easy way to become a better delegator is to identify what will unlock more leverage for yourself. Jonathan broke it down into 5 levels, with one more that he’s building at Athena.
#1 — Novice: Delegation by Task
Jonathan has seen thousands of delegators start their journey and, without help from Athena’s delegation train... See more
An easy way to become a better delegator is to identify what will unlock more leverage for yourself. Jonathan broke it down into 5 levels, with one more that he’s building at Athena.
#1 — Novice: Delegation by Task
Jonathan has seen thousands of delegators start their journey and, without help from Athena’s delegation train... See more
Michael Houck • World Class Delegation (from a Unicorn Founder)
The 5 Levels of Delegation
I stepped away from Heap last month, after nine fantastic years.
Here are some things I wish I could tell my 2013 self.
I was excited to write some code, and I had no idea what was in store on the path to 350+ people and a transformative product.
The Jenga situation
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The early days are exciting. Customers are seen and heard and served. Variations are created and value is produced as problems are solved.
In the early days, the most celebrated employees are the ones who figure out what someone needs and then determines a way to fill that need.
Once the organization gains traction, it’s possible that a short-term profit maximizer will join the team. They push to treat the customers as replaceable flanges, almost identical, income opportunities to be processed. And the employees? They are expenses, not part of a team.
It can seem like the fastest way for a stable business to increase profits is simply to remove some sticks. Process more flanges with fewer expenses. Lower overhead, measure the easy stuff, do it faster.
We spend too much time dealing with shaky towers. The resilience of people connecting, of organizations evolving, of service and clarity and generative work is far too important to be threatened by a few hustlers who insist on measuring the wrong thing.
In this world, there is an abundance of products, and every industry becomes far more competitive.
How can a startup survive in this environment? The answer is deceptively simple: Have good taste.
How can a startup survive in this environment? The answer is deceptively simple: Have good taste.