How do you balance your various responsibilities as a founder?

Question

👋 Hey there! As a startup founder, I often find myself juggling multiple responsibilities and tasks on a daily basis. Some of the things I'm responsible for include:

📈 Managing our finances, including paying bills and employee salaries
💰 Negotiating with investors and keeping them updated on our progress
📝 Writing blogs and working on our SEO strategy to improve our online presence
🎨 Designing social media posts for our Instagram and TikTok accounts
📱 Overseeing the development of our mobile app
💻 Launching our new web app
🤝 Make important product and business decisions with my co-founder
📚 Learning new skills and techniques to improve my performance as a founder

With so many competing demands, it can be challenging to balance everything effectively. That's why I'm always looking for new strategies and tips to help me stay organized, focused, and productive.

🤔 How do you manage your various responsibilities as a founder?

Igor Lysenko · Accepted Answer

If there is not enough strength for one head, why not share the responsibilities? It helps, and the team is a valuable giver to work with.

Answer

I prioritize and delegate tasks efficiently, while maintaining a growth mindset and staying adaptable to ensure a successful product launch on Product Hunt and beyond.

Cy Wise · Answer

Definitely second @ixord in the advice to delegate! If you can, absolutely do it. Even if that means giving someone who doesn't yet have that skillset the opportunity to step up.

I also do *aggressive* weekly time-blocking. I have days when I do meetings, and days when I definitely do not. I have a whole day blocked out for research and writing. I block hours for focus time on finance, and then other hours for focus time on product design. I only check and respond to my email twice a day.

I find the energy cost of task switching just decimates my productivity, so I like to give myself ample time to really get into a groove on each part of my responsibility set. As a bonus, I also make sure I'm looking at every facet of my job at least once during the week, which keeps me from dropping the ball on anything.

How do you balance your various responsibilities as a founder?

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