It’s lonely at the end (or even in the middle)
I was looking around the Tatango office and it struck me that not one person in our office today was there at the beginning or even part of the original management team at the company. Ok, I realize most people are going to say this is because I’m almost impossible to work with. They are right. Anyone that knows me or has worked for me, knows I’m a perfectionist, I expect 200% out of my employees and anything less isn’t tolerated. This can either drive an employee to become a powerhouse or crush them. This blog post however isn’t about how difficult I can be to work for. It’s to bring up the point that when you as an entrepreneur start a company, you have to take into consideration that there is a good possibility that most of the people you surround yourself with at the beginning won’t be around in the end (or even in the middle). Don’t believe me, check out some of the companies I highly respect (Facebook & 37Signals) and see if all of their original founders are still there…. nope. Actually at both of these companies only one founder remains.
So what’s the point? Business is like chess, you have to be thinking multiple steps ahead to succeed. I have been very lucky to have amazing advisors and legal counsel that made me think about these harsh realities and plan for this type of thing from day one. If not, we would have never made it as far as we have. Plan for the worst, expect the best.
A great response to this blog by Bob Pritchett, check it out.
Add New Comment
Viewing 4 Comments
Thanks. Your comment is awaiting approval by a moderator.
Do you already have an account? Log in and claim this comment.
Do you already have an account? Log in and claim this comment.
Do you already have an account? Log in and claim this comment.
Do you already have an account? Log in and claim this comment.
Do you already have an account? Log in and claim this comment.
Add New Comment
Trackbacks
(Trackback URL)