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Founder Institute

PARTNERS & SUPPLIERSRemote Work, Delegating,and Outsourcing

June, 2013

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You need to know…

Founder Institute 2 June 2013

What you’re good at

…and you should be doing

…but wastes your time

What you suck at …but you can learn (and you CAN learn)

…but you can probably manage

…and will always suck at

PR.

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‘Can’t manage what you don’t grok 

Founder Institute 3 June 2013

The more you know it, the easier to manage andteach…Thus: the less you have to pay.

Otherwise:

Hire a firm

Hire a trusted friend

But you can’t outsource it… or, wait?

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Outsourcing…

Founder Institute 4 June 2013

Means nothing today

Remote teams: outsourced?

Interns: outsourced?

Accountant & lawyer: outsourced?

WTF is outsourced? “You’re not doing it.”No, that’s delegating.

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My tale with hiring and outsourcing delegating

Founder Institute

5 June 2013

Blackjack Table, 2003

Google Groups: Australia, Kansas

Craigslist

Smith School

eLance: Pakistan, India, Vietnam

DC PHP Group, then Canada

Interview Argentina, Mexico, Argentina

Lots of contractors/friends/vendors/learning

…the point: BE CREATIVE.

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Considerations for Delegating

Founder Institute 6 June 2013

Local Dedicated

Remote Part Time

Offshore Vendor

“Big Project” Freelancer

ABILITY

TO TAKEOWNERSHIP

&

EASE OF

MANAGING

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Very tangible considerations

Founder Institute 7 June 2013

Cost

Language

Culture

Timezone

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Cutting corners

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DON’T screw up your core product

DO screw up your legal, your accounting, your furniture

You need to SHIP.

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And you’ll need different people later…

Founder Institute 9 June 2013

from www.tonywright.com/startup-founder-evolution

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How to find people

Founder Institute 10 June 2013

YOUR TEAM MEMBERS ALREADY KNOW PEOPLE!!!!!

Relationships

Online projects you respect

Communities

Events

Listservs Job boards

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Not an expert at hiring?

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Pay a friend who’s an expert.

Case closed.

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Compensation

Founder Institute 12 June 2013

Be creative. Performance, number of users, revenue sharing,

profitability, equity, bonuses, vacations, etc.

The best motivation is intrinsic.

(Google “Dan Pink TED talk”)

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You also need…

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Trac, Tracker, Jira, Basecamp, or similar

Skype, maybe Hangouts

Google Apps

Maybe phone.com, possibly Google Voice

More at technotheory.com/how-to-work-remotely/

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How to treat people…

Founder Institute 14 June 2013

India, Indiana, or Mars. Treat them the same.

Give them (the feeling of) ownership.

We’re all in this together.

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Getting in Touch…

jared@awayfind.com

@technotheory

www.awayfind.com www.technotheory.com