Any small or large business has structure. The classic example is usually an org chart. Who reports to who, who has responsibility for what, who sits where. An org chart is a bit like a skeleton. It’s important. It gives the organisation structure. It tells us where the major components are, and how they’re connected….
Startups and small companies are surprisingly difficult places to find an operations role. There’s a reason for that. Early stage startups and small companies often don’t recognize they’ve reached the point where they have an operations problem. They’re too busy running around, firefighting, and selling stuff out of the back of the car. (No offense.)…
“Can you sell this?” I’ve heard this more than once from aspiring founders and innovators. Sales. It’s what startups and small companies need to turn what they’ve built into the money they need to keep building. But dropping someone into an office chair and telling them to sell something is the last step, not the…
