Episode 600 | When to Hire Your First Manager + What You Should Be Focused On (A Rob Solo Adventure)

In episode 600, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure as he dives into topics ranging from when to hire your first manager to a mental framework for deciding which things to work on vs. what to delegate to your team. He also shares his thought process behind when things take multiple iterations and how to know whether or not you are on the right track.

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Topics we cover:

[1:04] A mental framework for deciding what things you should focus on as a SaaS founder vs. what to delegate

[7:28] The importance of resting and taking proper breaks as a SaaS founder

[14:28] When to hire your first manager

[14:50] The two main components of management: supervising and leading

[18:45] The importance of continuous iterations

[26:21] Why you need to manage your own psychology as a founder

[28:11] Hitting a big podcast milestone: 600 episodes

Links from the Show:

• Strawberry Fields I Beatles
• Yesterday I Beatles
• Episode 200: Customer Acquisition Plans for Bootstrappers

If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you.

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