Founder Mode
This lesson is an essay published on paulgraham.com.
Read the essayWhat you'll get
Paul Graham argues that the usual advice for a growing company, hire good people and give them room, often fails founders, who do better staying close to the details and talking with people well beyond their direct reports. He warns it isn't an excuse not to delegate, so read it alongside the management lessons.
Do this week
Spend an hour this week with someone on your team you don't usually work with directly, or a customer you don't usually talk to, and write down one thing you didn't know.