|
|
Like this article? PLEASE +1 it! |
|
Trimming Startups, One Inscrutable Position at a Time
Written by: Paul KedroskyArticle Overview: From Lucy Kellaway in the FT, a rule that I'm going to apply at more startups:
![]() |
Free Download - Sorry, You Can’t Be My Online Friend By Paul Kedrosky |
Trimming Startups, One Inscrutable Position at a Time
From Lucy Kellaway in the FT, a rule that I'm going to apply at more startups:
[Imagine] you are sitting next to a stranger at a dinner party and you have to describe your job in one sentence that they can understand. If you fail this test, you are either a nuclear physicist or your job shouldn't exist.
In fact, every manager should get each member of their team to do this. My guess is that great misunderstandings will be uncovered, and great savings made. If any member of your team can't tell you simply what their job is you should fire them, move them, or give them something proper to do. If none of them knows what their job is, then you should fire yourself.
Article Tags: dinner party, guess, job, lucy kellaway, misunderstandings, nuclear physicist, startups, stranger
|
About the Author: Paul Kedrosky RSS for Paul's articles - Visit Paul's website Dr. Kedrosky is currently the Executive Director of the William J. von Liebig Center in San Diego, California. Using an innovative seed capital program, the Center catalyzes the commercialization of technologies from the internationally-ranked University of California, San Diego. Dr. Kedrosky is also a venture investor with Ventures West, Canada's largest institutional venture capital firm, where he is most active in consumer technologies and software. He is currently on the board of Marqui Corporation, a marketing automation software company. Click here to visit Paul's website Altucher College is Abhorrent The China Bubble Thing Riding the Blue Highways The Trouble with Out of the Box Thinking The 2006 Beloit Mindset List |
Related Forum Posts
Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.
Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.
Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!
Living on The Edge of Chaos...
The five pillars of internet marketing strategy
The Golden Rule of Communications
Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.



