Comments on: Lessons From Richard Branson – Part 4 – Build A Solid Team http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/08/lessons-from-richard-branson-part-4-build-a-solid-team/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Melanie Benson Strick http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/08/lessons-from-richard-branson-part-4-build-a-solid-team/comment-page-1/#comment-166804 Melanie Benson Strick Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:46:26 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=188#comment-166804 In addition to hiring part-time employees, you can also outsource or delegate to virtual assistants or contractors. I totally agree with the idea that the sooner you bring people into help you, the sooner you can exponentially grow your business. The biggest thing is figuring out what to delegate, then how to pay for it. I recommend to my clients to make a list of everything they spend their time doing then identify the tasks that cost them the most to do themselves (i.e. other people could do it better, faster or cheaper.) It's pretty easy to figure out how to pay for it once you realize how much it's costing you! Melanie Benson Strick CEO, Success Connections Rapid Growth Consultant In addition to hiring part-time employees, you can also outsource or delegate to virtual assistants or contractors.

I totally agree with the idea that the sooner you bring people into help you, the sooner you can exponentially grow your business.

The biggest thing is figuring out what to delegate, then how to pay for it.

I recommend to my clients to make a list of everything they spend their time doing then identify the tasks that cost them the most to do themselves (i.e. other people could do it better, faster or cheaper.)

It’s pretty easy to figure out how to pay for it once you realize how much it’s costing you!

Melanie Benson Strick
CEO, Success Connections
Rapid Growth Consultant

]]> By: Scott Taylor http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/08/lessons-from-richard-branson-part-4-build-a-solid-team/comment-page-1/#comment-14929 Scott Taylor Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:55:11 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=188#comment-14929 Hi Evan, Good post on building a solid team, I don't think people realise how significant having a good team really is. I wanted to ask how to get on the blogroll also? Cheers, Scott http://www.scotttaylor.eu Hi Evan,

Good post on building a solid team, I don’t think people realise how significant having a good team really is.

I wanted to ask how to get on the blogroll also?

Cheers,
Scott
http://www.scotttaylor.eu

]]> By: DayJobNuker http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/08/lessons-from-richard-branson-part-4-build-a-solid-team/comment-page-1/#comment-14821 DayJobNuker Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:04:24 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=188#comment-14821 I may have to try elance. I've heard others talk about them too and I think I have heard mostly good things. I hate my job and I am going to NUKE it at http://www.DayJobNuker.com I may have to try elance. I’ve heard others talk about them too and I think I have heard mostly good things.

I hate my job and I am going to NUKE it at
http://www.DayJobNuker.com

]]> By: Michelle http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/08/lessons-from-richard-branson-part-4-build-a-solid-team/comment-page-1/#comment-14787 Michelle Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:49:36 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=188#comment-14787 Hi Evan, You make a great point about how valuable part-time employees can be for a start-up. Another place you and your readers should check out is oDesk (http://www.odesk.com), an online global marketplace with over 15,000 providers. What's neat about oDesk is that there are many tools to help remote teams work together -- perfect if your company employees are scattered throughout the country, or the world. oDesk makes it easy to see when your coworkers are online and it's easy to see what others have done with our code repository. ~Michelle, oDesk Hi Evan,
You make a great point about how valuable part-time employees can be for a start-up. Another place you and your readers should check out is oDesk (http://www.odesk.com), an online global marketplace with over 15,000 providers. What’s neat about oDesk is that there are many tools to help remote teams work together — perfect if your company employees are scattered throughout the country, or the world. oDesk makes it easy to see when your coworkers are online and it’s easy to see what others have done with our code repository.
~Michelle, oDesk

]]> By: SG Entrepreneur http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/08/lessons-from-richard-branson-part-4-build-a-solid-team/comment-page-1/#comment-14772 SG Entrepreneur Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:57:40 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=188#comment-14772 Couldn't agree with you more about getting part-timers. I still use them after 3 years into the business. And why not? If you can get good staff, keep costs low, and keep them happy by not hogging all their time so they can be with their family its a win-win situation for all. I think the trend is going to continue that way- believing in the idea of the long tail, that there will be more micro-entrepreneurs because the internet makes it possible so there will be more part-timers and more people who don't end up wasting and whining their lives away. Couldn’t agree with you more about getting part-timers. I still use them after 3 years into the business. And why not? If you can get good staff, keep costs low, and keep them happy by not hogging all their time so they can be with their family its a win-win situation for all.

I think the trend is going to continue that way- believing in the idea of the long tail, that there will be more micro-entrepreneurs because the internet makes it possible so there will be more part-timers and more people who don’t end up wasting and whining their lives away.

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