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I found out pretty soon that setting up a successful software development business only receives 20-40% of your time developing software. Business, like develo
by g105b 10y ago
I found out pretty soon that setting up a successful software development business only receives 20-40% of your time developing software.
Business, like developing software, is a strict discipline, and there is a vast amount of knowledge that only comes from experience.
I found myself trying to do everything, until a friend taught me a clever trick:
1) Write down all of the tasks you have to do on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
2) Write a short paragraph for each task's job description.
3) Write a job application from yourself for each of the jobs.
4) Contemplate why on earth you would ever hire _you_ for the job!
My advice is to work out exactly what tasks there are in running your business that you are not an expert at, such as accounting, sales and marketing, copy writing, etc. and hire people to do those parts for you. You'll see a return in no time... unless you don't... in which case your business model would never work.
- NKCSS 10y agoIt's too bad I can only upvote this once, great advice and a clever way of looking at things!
- g105b 10y agoThanks! It's advice that changed the way I saw business.
- napoleond 10y agoFor anyone who's interested in more advice like this, your friend's trick almost certainly originates from Michael Gerber's book The E-Myth [Re-visited]. Highly recommended reading for anyone starting a small business. On GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81948.The_E_Myth_Revisited http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81948.The_E_Myth_Revisite... On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887307280 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887307280
- g105b 9y agoYes! I didn't make the connection having not read the book, but The E-Myth is another bit of advice that the same friend is always touting. Thanks for the links, I may actually get around to reading this one soon.