The book buy back time by Dan Martell has been one of the more interesting and actionable books I've read in a while.
For me, generalists with experience (a lot of different specific skills) and have learned how to learn so they can solve problems is key.
A lot of thie hiring in the start, especially self-funded can be a little counter intuitive. The purpose of hiring is to free you up to work on more valuable parts of things, assuming you want to work on those things.
If you focus on hiring people better than you, it will get you more free time.
Some people rather than equity, focus on what folks are really after, payouts. Doing rev or profit share can be easier than dealing with the mess of shares, especially if you don't know if they will be devoted to it long term like you.
For sales roles especially finding someone who can become a better sales person than you, it might involve a rare exception and providing ongoing commission as long as the customer is engaged on the system, and the sales person remains there.
In terms of looking for the talent, if you are looking for fractional assistance before full time, online sites like upwork can help find the people who are ready for something stable.
The book above will give some food for thought and there are others I'm sure too.
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The book buy back time by Dan Martell has been one of the more interesting and actionable books I've read in a while.
For me, generalists with experience (a lot of different specific skills) and have learned how to learn so they can solve problems is key.
A lot of thie hiring in the start, especially self-funded can be a little counter intuitive. The purpose of hiring is to free you up to work on more valuable parts of things, assuming you want to work on those things.
If you focus on hiring people better than you, it will get you more free time.
Some people rather than equity, focus on what folks are really after, payouts. Doing rev or profit share can be easier than dealing with the mess of shares, especially if you don't know if they will be devoted to it long term like you.
For sales roles especially finding someone who can become a better sales person than you, it might involve a rare exception and providing ongoing commission as long as the customer is engaged on the system, and the sales person remains there.
In terms of looking for the talent, if you are looking for fractional assistance before full time, online sites like upwork can help find the people who are ready for something stable.
The book above will give some food for thought and there are others I'm sure too.