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Reading their description, there is no real point in which anyone takes real ownership of this mistake and so something like this is probably likely to catch th
by Enginerrrd 4y ago
Reading their description, there is no real point in which anyone takes real ownership of this mistake and so something like this is probably likely to catch them again.
Did the consultant drop the ball? Yes, but so did they, in a pretty big way.
Still, I've run businesses and when you're trying to bootstrap without experience this kind of thing does happen.
- 88913527 4y agoIf you are unsure to what extent you can or cannot depend on the consultant, you might as well do all the work yourself at that point. They cannot add value to the process; they could have not paid the consultant and worked directly with the grocery distributor. The addition of the consultant led to a delegative mindset ("I'm paying someone to handle that problem") that ultimately didn't pan out for them.
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- Enginerrrd 4y ago>The addition of the consultant led to a delegative mindset That's it right there. I've rarely, if ever, seen that work out well honestly. The consultant has no real skin in the game and so you still always should be doing your due-diligence. They're there to help rapidly guide you to competency, but they won't do that work for you, you really need to be an active participant.
- mbg721 4y agoI like this line of thinking; if you're already down to that level of granularity, a consultant won't help you.