Maker to Manager: What does a startup founder do?

11 min 58 sec · Published 9 July 2015

About this video

This video explores how a startup founder's role evolves when the team outgrows the founder's own skill set. It is aimed at founders who have hired experts and now wonder where they fit. Viewers will understand the shift from hands-on creation to managing and enabling their team for maximum efficiency.

The founder discusses moving from making products to managing and enabling a highly skilled team.

What this video covers

• Hiring people who are exponentially better at their craft changes the founder's daily work.
• The founder's primary function becomes managing rather than creating.
• Focus shifts to enabling the team to work efficiently.
• The founder acts as an enabler, supporting makers rather than making themselves.

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