- Have a Plan
- Define your company’s purpose
- What are your gols for the next week, month, etc?
- Document your plans
- Determine hiring needs (new product or client, data)
- Create an org chart with holes
- Create a budget & schedule to fill openings
- Hire Carefully
- Job descriptions
- Paid „tryouts“
- Contractor vs Employee
- Clear offer letters / contracts
- Training
- Be ready for a failure
- Fire before wasting time „building a case“
- Designate Systems
- Phone (RingCentral & UberConference)
- Email (Gmail)
- Document handling (Google Drive)
- Who has access to what? (LastPass)
- Where do you get in touch with everyone? (Skype)
- Tracking hours (HubStaff)
- Tracking project progress (Asana)
- Set Policies
- Require the use of designated systems
- Set expected work hours & what to do when you’re away
- Vacation and sick days
- Expenses
- Event attendance
- Social media / outward communications
- Enforce the rules for everyone!
- Communicate Constantly
- Ongoing chat
- Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly Standing Meetings/Messages
- Demand inter and cross department meetings
- Define meeting purposes and agendas
- Create feedback loops
- Annual reviews