2. Be productive
When you’re launching and building a startup, you have to wear many different hats, constantly juggling a variety of tasks and responsibilities. As a result, you will dramatically increase your chance of success if you learn to be as productive as possible.
There are a number of ways you can increase efficiency. For example, it is best to keep in mind the 80/20 rule when it comes to your workload. That is, you will find that 80 percent of your most productive time comes from just 20 percent of the tasks you complete. As such, look for the 20 percent of jobs that will yield you the most results in your business, and focus on getting them done each day, week, month and year.
In addition, there are thousands of technological aids available to help you to increase your productivity. Check out apps and online systems that make it quicker and easier to do things such as:
- Create and update databases and mailing lists
- Send communications
- Track leads, website visits and press mentions
- Handle finances and human resources tasks
- Complete administration jobs
