Blog Series: From 1 to 50 employees

Bootstrapping my business from 1 to 50 employees has been a wild ride.  The nature of the business has changed a lot.  As it has, I've had to stay on my toes to adapt to the new realities.  There have been shifts in the nature of my work as I've needed to raise my own game and continue to be the right person to move the business forward. 

I think the next time I do this it might be easier.  I've got a toolbox now.  A set of principles and techniques to apply as the business expands.  They will need to be adapted, for sure. But it will be easier than starting from scratch.

Overall there have been 2 trends: The changing nature of my own work, and the changing nature of leading.  When it was just me, I did 100% of all work. Now we've got 50 people. I'm not going to move the needle more than 2% by burning the midnight oil to get that last sale, or piece of software written.

I'll chat a little bit about each of the following milestones:

• Its Just Me (1 employee)
• 2 is company (2 employees)
• The Other Founder (4 employees)
• The First Office (7 employees)
• The Second Office (15 employees)
• The Far Flung Sales Team (25 employees)
• Promoting People (35 employees)
• The Third Office (50 employees)

Bonus Post:

    9 tools for growing your business from 1 to 50 employees