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Built on 15$/hour tasks
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Do you believe that Amazon could be built by Jeff Bezos doing 15$/hour tasks? ​ I have this debate very often with entrepreneurs from all sorts of backgrounds. They believe that they need to do everything by themselves. ​ If you want a business not to grow, or you want your business to get stuck or simply your health going to hell… do all by yourself. Schedule meetings, take minutes, actions, do follow ups, check the receipts, upload this into the accounting tool, etc. etc. etc. ​ All by yourself. ​ You may save a few pennies… but you should focus in growing your business, not just saving. ​ Even if you work in a company… think about. You’re a smart engineer, a lawyer or a financial guy or whatever. Smart, well prepared, with lots of experience. Your company charges for you, how much? 100$/hour? 200$/hour? 300$/hour? ​ How much? Do you know it? ​ And now, let me ask you, how much do you think that it’s the value of settling up meetings and taking notes? With or without AI? Think about how much time you spend in tasks that are not creating any value… ​ I see everywhere lots of money wasted. Lots of time wasted. In companies I’ve worked for. In companies I give advice to. Still, many resist. Still, many don’t believe it. Still, many think it’s impossible. ​ But think of Jeff Bezos… Think about the time wasted in setting up meeting, finding flights, accommodations, follow ups, “being in meetings”, etc. ​ The formula is easy. ​ Hire smart people. Pay them well. Set them up to win. Set up the right systems. Leave them alone. ​ If you understand this concept, you’ll get an idea about why this project was so successful. ​
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Vicente Valencia
I talk about Personal Growth, Management, Infrastructure and More | C-Suite Executive | Mentor, Coach, Strategic Consultant | Real Estate Investor | 👇JOIN +2k readers 👇
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