Episode 660 | Make Ever-Increasing and Manageably-Sized Mistakes (A Rob Solo Adventure)

In episode 660, join Rob Walling for another solo listening adventure where he talks about the tradeoffs of hiring a team vs. contractors, when to raise funding as a bootstrapper, and the importance of knowing what you are bad at.



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Topics we cover:




1:57 - Hiring full-time employees vs. contractors



6:12 - The danger of thinking your customers are just like you



11:19 - Buying souvenirs



14:34 - Raising funding if you are a bootstrapper



18:18- On career progression



21:51 - The importance of knowing what you are bad at




Links from the Show:




Comic Lab



MicroConf Mastermind Matching



MicroConf Youtube Channel




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