The 15 Roles Absolutely Necessary in a Startup, No Matter How Small it is

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Post by jshajan » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 5:29 PM UTC

The 15 Roles Absolutely Necessary in a Startup, No Matter How Small it is
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Re: The 15 Roles Absolutely Necessary in a Startup, No Matter How Small it is

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Post by coglethorpe » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 6:36 PM UTC

Points where I know I'm exceptionally weak:

- Graphic Artist.

- CSS Designer.

- Tester.

- Manager.

- Lawyer.

I'm not trying to be negative, but assessing what I need to outsource or partner to get my company strong.

Re: The 15 Roles Absolutely Necessary in a Startup, No Matter How Small it is

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Post by djahng » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 6:38 PM UTC

don't forget an accountant

Re: The 15 Roles Absolutely Necessary in a Startup, No Matter How Small it is

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Post by scorxn » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 6:57 PM UTC

What do you do if you find yourself having to wear all these hats, while the founder forwards emails and reads FastCompany all day? I don't see a hat for that.

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Post by gfodor » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 6:58 PM UTC

The pruned down list seems to be missing the very important "business development" role (which generally is mixed into other stuff.) Who's calling leads, creating deals, making contacts (substantial ones, not marketing-based ones) in the local business and technology community, understanding new feature requests, and basically making sure operating costs and revenue projections are on track?

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Post by brandnewlow » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 7:04 PM UTC

scorxn wrote: post #4

What do you do if you find yourself having to wear all these hats, while the founder forwards emails and reads FastCompany all day? I don't see a hat for that.

You realize you're working for a lifestyle business; his.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 7:05 PM UTC

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Post by scorxn » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 7:07 PM UTC

brandnewlow wrote: post #6

scorxn wrote: post #4

What do you do if you find yourself having to wear all these hats, while the founder forwards emails and reads FastCompany all day? I don't see a hat for that.

You realize you're working for a lifestyle business; his.

Thanks for that term, hadn't heard it before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_business

That's exactly what it is, and I want out.

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Post by jpwagner » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 7:08 PM UTC

gfodor wrote: post #5

The pruned down list seems to be missing the very important "business development" role (which generally is mixed into other stuff.) Who's calling leads, creating deals, making contacts (substantial ones, not marketing-based ones) in the local business and technology community, understanding new feature requests, and basically making sure operating costs and revenue projections are on track?

Agree in a general sense.

He introduces the list as "...that I see as important to making a new site come together."

Not "startup", "site."

I could be wrong, but Twitter doesn't need to focus on lead-gen...

Re: The 15 Roles Absolutely Necessary in a Startup, No Matter How Small it is

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Post by oldgregg » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 7:15 PM UTC

And someone to pay the bills and maintain accounting...