People who start businesses tend to be asked about vision. Fewer are asked about the dull, decisive questions: how long the money lasts, who will be paid first, what happens if the first client leaves.
These questions matter more for founders without family wealth behind them, because the margin for error is thinner and the cost of a mistake is more personal.
That is not a reason to avoid starting. It is a reason to plan with open eyes and to say the numbers out loud to someone you trust.
The first hire
Hiring the first person changes the nature of the work. You are no longer only responsible for your own time. Choose someone who is honest about what they do not know and willing to learn quickly.
Your first hire is a decision about who you want to be accountable to.
Elikia Editorial
Cheap and fast rarely works twice. Careful and clear usually does.
