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Launching A Start-up, You Need To Get A Lot Done Quickly. Every Day Is Different. Everyone Pitches In With Everything. It's Easy For The Founding Team To Say, 'we're Flexible. We All Help Out With Everything!' But When It Comes To Making Decisions - That Flexibility Can Spell Inefficiency And Disaster.

Keeping A 'ceo Blog' Or 'founder's Blog' Can Be A Great Platform For Engaging Your Users In A Nontraditional Way, Reaching People Outside Of Your Product Pitch And Building Rapport Without Selling Them Anything Except A Belief In Your Ideas.

Starting A Business Isn't For Everyone, And It's Not What You Should Do If You Aren't Sure What Else To Do. It Requires Thick Skin And The Willingness To Carry A Great Deal Of Stress, Sometimes Alone. It's More Often A Life Of Failure Than A Life Of Success, And The Majority Of Successes Came After A Long Road Of Disappointment, And Often Shame.

Sure, You're An Intelligent And Highly Capable Individual, And You Are Learning A Lot On The Fly As You Build Your Company. But You Also Need To Come To Terms With The Fact That There Are Things You Have Chosen Not To Be An Expert In.

Done Right, A Performance Review Is One Of The Best Opportunities To Encourage And Support High Performers And Constructively Improve Your Middle- And Lower-tier Workers.