I saw companies with large teams and thought that if I hired large teams I could be just like them.
Plus, there’s something nice about creating jobs and expanding.
The problem is that the larger your team, the more quality suffers.
Even with a tight process, you still have less time for each team member and have your time spread across more projects, plus unanticipated administration costs.
Every successful entrepreneur I know started with a small team of super high-quality people- folks who would walk through fire for you.
Don’t make my mistake of hiring anyone short of amazing.
A billionaire I know said that his criteria for hiring a person was if he’d be willing to work for them.
How about you?
Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is co-author of the #1 best selling book on Amazon in social media, The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads. He has spent a billion dollars on Facebook ads across his agencies and agencies he advises. Mr. Yu is the "million jobs" guy-- on a mission to create one million jobs via hands-on social media training, partnering with universities and professional organizations.
You can find him quoted in major publications and on television such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and LA Times. Clients have included Nike, Red Bull, the Golden State Warriors, Ashley Furniture, Quiznos-- down to local service businesses like real estate agents and dentists. He's spoken at over 750 conferences in 20 countries, having flown over 6 million miles in the last 30 years to train up young adults and business owners. He speaks for free as long as the organization believes in the job-creation mission and covers business class travel.
You can find him hiking tall mountains, eating chicken wings, and taking Kaqun oxygen baths-- likely in a city near you.
