SPECIAL SHOW - BEAT THE LOCKDOWN BECAUSE YOU'RE IN A DIFFERENT SPOT - WILLIAM EASTMAN

Today's Show is not what is scheduled but part of every startup owners existence, Everyone of us will have several "Damascus Moments" as part of a startup, usually several. So instead of discussing social media techniques, and I'll cover those next week, let us take take time to take stock.

4 Revelations From Being Knocked Off The Ass On To Mine.

1. When Is 1 More Opportunity Too Much?
2. When Do I Stop Doing and Start Thinking?
3. How Do I Know When It Is Time To Hire (Outsource)?
4. When Do I Hire Support For Me?

When Is 1 More Opportunity Too Much?

• Is it inside or outside our core competence (focus)?
• Does it add complexity that cannot be made simpler?
• Does it prove sufficient margin today? In the near future?
• Does demand to much of my attention (Owner/Executive)

When I Stop Doing and Start Thinking?

• Does rearranging my schedule make any difference?
• Because of complexity is it impossible to remember how to do it; even if it was yesterday?
• If your work the maximum amount of days and hours is it impossible to get it done to minimum standards?
• Has working IN the business no longer fun?
• Have you exhausted technology as a solution?

How Do I Know When It Is Time To Hire (Outsource)?

• Even working 24 X 7, can the present staff get it done to minimum standards?
• Do you have enough 'guaranteed' cashflow to support the position for X months?
• Do you have enough infrastructure to put them to work immediately?
• Is the demand beyond the expertise of the company and not part of its current or future core competence?

When Do I Hire Support For Me?

• Is the infrastructure present - no to little hand holding?
• Is the cash flow there to pay appropriately for X months?
• What am I ready to give up?
• Which tasks am I being overpaid to do?
• Where do I suck; this about the company, not my ego?