The transition from starting a business to managing a team is a perpetual challenge for new entrepreneurs. Here's how to make it smoother. In partnership with IndeedforSMB
In the early days of a venture, entrepreneurs and small-business owners are a one-person show. They're the company's lead salesperson, marketer, finance director, and head of product — not to mention gofer in chief, fetching coffees and doing lunch runs.
Insider spoke with three experts, including Grubhub founder Mike Evans, about how founders and small-business owners could make the transition smoother. , an online food-delivery platform, from a Chicago apartment in 2002 when he was 26 years old. For the first couple of years, he did everything himself, but as the business grew, he realized he needed help.His first few hires fell into two categories.
So he hired Jack Kent, a young graphic designer who was scooping ice cream at the time, to do the job. Kent was untested, but Evans saw potential."With startups, you don't have the funds to hire very experienced people," he said."They have to learn on the job, and some people really surprise you."."It's gratifying to see people learn and thrive," Evans said."It's good for them and it's good for the business.
Delegate for the results you want, but don't prescribe them, Lemon added."You have to trust and empower the people you've hired to do the work you've hired them to do," she said.has found that entrepreneurs and founders are an intensely driven and hardworking lot. While their single-mindedness can be beneficial for building businesses, it can also come at a cost, Daniels of Babson said.
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