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6 Benefits of Outsourcing and Freelancing In Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs I have mentored make big mistakes in this area, by hiring low-cost friends and family, with minimal skills or training, and expecting them to have the same work ethic , passion, and business knowledge as the founder. A solution I often recommend, as least in early growth, is the use of outsourcing for critical tasks.

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5 Steps To Get You From Your First Idea To A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

In addition, creating a business requires leading and interacting with other people, including partners, investors, and customers. Don’t assume you can outsource the implementation decisions. You must also learn from your customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/17/2020.

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5 Tips To Keep Your Startup Productive, Not Just Busy

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet if that leaves you with no documented business plan or unclear strategy, most investors and even customers will walk away. I’m a total believer in servant leadership and mentoring others, but nobody wins when you are in charge as an entrepreneur, and the business fails because you didn’t do your job. <

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