Maximizing Productivity and Strategic Hiring in Startups

In Episode 560, Rob Walling is joined by Einar Vollset and Tracy Osborn to talk about deciding when it's time to hire someone, how to think about which role to hire next, changing location to force productivity, and more.

The topics we cover

[2:52] Deciding to hire a community manager

[9:28] Location hacks for improved productivity

[14:52] Delta airline pilot suing Delta for stealing app

[20:35] Product → Business → Company

[27:18] Facebook Users say "No" and Advertisers are Panicking

[32:32] Tech-enabled modern banks

Links from the show

• MicroConf Remote Community Manager
• Tracy Osborn's Tweet on Location Hacking
• Delta pilot sues the airline for allegedly stealing an app he designed | Engadget
• Rob Walling's Tweet on Product → Business → Company
• FacebookUsers Said No to Tracking. Now Advertisers are Panicking
• Square Business Banking | Checking, Savings, & Loans

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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