Remart: how I built my business
Part III:
So, after a long search path ideas and investors, decision making we got to the most difficult and interesting stage of our project. Ago has no way, only forward. And the most important thing now to bring the right people, i.e. to build a great team.
How to organise a team and infect all members of common purpose? I was all the time tormented by the question: "well, why don't they understand?" First of all you need to strain and working hard to get the result and only then you can think about how to relax. Obviously! Since they do not many, I would even say a minority. It turns out, most want everything right now. They couldn't care less what you in the beginning that you don't have the resources to make their lives a fairy tale and that they need to be pressed down in expenses for some period of time. There is the concept of "avoidance of uncertainty" and, it turns out, most people are committed this uncertainty be avoided.
Working in a startup, the team is faced with the fact that these uncertainties at every step. Referring specifically to our project as well. We bring to the market a new product no one had ever done before, and therefore understand the value of the product to consumers difficult. In our assessment is valuable, but it is our assessment, and to conduct some research – it's expensive. Often we appeal to the opinion to rate the service and all of our. Thanks for the feedback in previous articles, I see that you like, that our efforts are not in vain and we need to move forward. We work, communicate with partners, for them it is too new and unpredictable reactions are also different. Roll the nose we sort of landed, we're still small and not very interesting. Revenue is impossible to calculate: how to build a model, if not to compare and not attached to anything? Respectively, and the team promise nothing, at least, reasonably calculated. Complete uncertainty.
In such circumstances, we focus on several areas:
1. The team needs to constantly motivate by personal example and infect with optimism.
2. Releases. Break them down into smaller steps to see the result. To understand this point, we did not come immediately, but came. Before the official launch of the project we identified 5 stages and gradually achieving each goal, to feel like we are moving forward, not standing still.
3. Yes, you have to promise and promise mountains of gold. However, do not give empty promises. I approach this issue carefully and I promise that I will be able to provide, if all goes well. The uncertainty is there, but it is not finally to get rid of.
4. Communication outside of work and at work we try to make the most open. For example, when I rented an office, doing repairs yourself. We could hire people and our losses would be minimal, given the overall cost and length of time of repair of our efforts. We did everything ourselves, except for specialized works with electricity and computer network.
Here is our repair team and in the people:
You know, we got to know each other for real and understand who is who, and who you can rely on. As an example, left us recently people, and simply set us up. He's the one who never came to help. We were expecting something similar, but not so fast.
The main thing I realized is that we should not succumb to a momentary impulse and to take the team first more or less appropriate specialist. Person should you really be suitable if you want to work with him side by side. A start-up problem is a small and unknown company, and therefore, to attract people is very difficult. This process takes longer than the company with the name, but to take all in a row is detrimental to you. Now I can say that we have almost completed our staff. People are interesting and talented, for me it's always nice to celebrate. To work with such people interesting, but also difficult, because everyone has their own opinion on every issue and compromise is not easy. Say that almost filled the state, because the appetite comes during the game, ie I want more and more, and the volume of work only increases. I would like to note that we try a balanced approach to new challenges, so periodically conduct tests to determine their performance, identify inefficiencies and solve them. Of course, there is no limit to perfection: we are constantly working on it, and understand that we have a lot in store, but we purposefully fight against it. I advise everyone to pay attention to productivity and to do periodic monitoring, in addition to our practice, well-proven practice of internal training when the performance leaders pull Laggards.
Time is the most valuable factor in our work, despite the fact that our service has no direct competitors, it is still the customers want and ask for development, rapid development, new services, new interiors, new partners and so on. We want to provide customers with full service to you from the comfort of home, pressing one button to move the picture in your house. We learn to appreciate the time, for example, a clear time-eater are all kinds of meetings. Introduction simple and for a long time spread rules in books on management allow this time to explicitly save. For example, preparation of a list of questions for discussion before the meeting, a letter at the end of the meeting with the decisions and with responsible officers and deadlines. After these simple measures our discussion stopped to go to the air, i.e., each meeting is already producing changes in the work. For me it was the same opening that a good has a positive effect watching such films as "Pirates of Silicon valley" and "the Social network" — it all motivates and helps to prioritize.
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So, after a long search path ideas and investors, decision making we got to the most difficult and interesting stage of our project. Ago has no way, only forward. And the most important thing now to bring the right people, i.e. to build a great team.
How to organise a team and infect all members of common purpose? I was all the time tormented by the question: "well, why don't they understand?" First of all you need to strain and working hard to get the result and only then you can think about how to relax. Obviously! Since they do not many, I would even say a minority. It turns out, most want everything right now. They couldn't care less what you in the beginning that you don't have the resources to make their lives a fairy tale and that they need to be pressed down in expenses for some period of time. There is the concept of "avoidance of uncertainty" and, it turns out, most people are committed this uncertainty be avoided.
Working in a startup, the team is faced with the fact that these uncertainties at every step. Referring specifically to our project as well. We bring to the market a new product no one had ever done before, and therefore understand the value of the product to consumers difficult. In our assessment is valuable, but it is our assessment, and to conduct some research – it's expensive. Often we appeal to the opinion to rate the service and all of our. Thanks for the feedback in previous articles, I see that you like, that our efforts are not in vain and we need to move forward. We work, communicate with partners, for them it is too new and unpredictable reactions are also different. Roll the nose we sort of landed, we're still small and not very interesting. Revenue is impossible to calculate: how to build a model, if not to compare and not attached to anything? Respectively, and the team promise nothing, at least, reasonably calculated. Complete uncertainty.
In such circumstances, we focus on several areas:
1. The team needs to constantly motivate by personal example and infect with optimism.
2. Releases. Break them down into smaller steps to see the result. To understand this point, we did not come immediately, but came. Before the official launch of the project we identified 5 stages and gradually achieving each goal, to feel like we are moving forward, not standing still.
3. Yes, you have to promise and promise mountains of gold. However, do not give empty promises. I approach this issue carefully and I promise that I will be able to provide, if all goes well. The uncertainty is there, but it is not finally to get rid of.
4. Communication outside of work and at work we try to make the most open. For example, when I rented an office, doing repairs yourself. We could hire people and our losses would be minimal, given the overall cost and length of time of repair of our efforts. We did everything ourselves, except for specialized works with electricity and computer network.
Here is our repair team and in the people:
You know, we got to know each other for real and understand who is who, and who you can rely on. As an example, left us recently people, and simply set us up. He's the one who never came to help. We were expecting something similar, but not so fast.
The main thing I realized is that we should not succumb to a momentary impulse and to take the team first more or less appropriate specialist. Person should you really be suitable if you want to work with him side by side. A start-up problem is a small and unknown company, and therefore, to attract people is very difficult. This process takes longer than the company with the name, but to take all in a row is detrimental to you. Now I can say that we have almost completed our staff. People are interesting and talented, for me it's always nice to celebrate. To work with such people interesting, but also difficult, because everyone has their own opinion on every issue and compromise is not easy. Say that almost filled the state, because the appetite comes during the game, ie I want more and more, and the volume of work only increases. I would like to note that we try a balanced approach to new challenges, so periodically conduct tests to determine their performance, identify inefficiencies and solve them. Of course, there is no limit to perfection: we are constantly working on it, and understand that we have a lot in store, but we purposefully fight against it. I advise everyone to pay attention to productivity and to do periodic monitoring, in addition to our practice, well-proven practice of internal training when the performance leaders pull Laggards.
Time is the most valuable factor in our work, despite the fact that our service has no direct competitors, it is still the customers want and ask for development, rapid development, new services, new interiors, new partners and so on. We want to provide customers with full service to you from the comfort of home, pressing one button to move the picture in your house. We learn to appreciate the time, for example, a clear time-eater are all kinds of meetings. Introduction simple and for a long time spread rules in books on management allow this time to explicitly save. For example, preparation of a list of questions for discussion before the meeting, a letter at the end of the meeting with the decisions and with responsible officers and deadlines. After these simple measures our discussion stopped to go to the air, i.e., each meeting is already producing changes in the work. For me it was the same opening that a good has a positive effect watching such films as "Pirates of Silicon valley" and "the Social network" — it all motivates and helps to prioritize.
People may like to raise your project, and to kill, be careful! Success!
Go to our website and group on facebook
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