In my time at Seydesign I learned to be a server administrator, an accountant and an office manager. You will become proficient at these tasks at the very least, or you will not succeed. You might be able to outsource some aspects of normal business operations, but chances are you’re going to take on a fair chunk of it on your own. In a traditional work setting you might have the IT department, design, engineering, marketing, sales, accounting… In your own startup you might have yourself, or a co-founder if you’re lucky. In a traditional work setting you might have the IT department, design, engineering, marketing, sales, accounting… As the saying goes, Jack of all trades, master of none. Most small business owners and entrepreneurs are rarely experts in anything, but the need to get things done drives us to become knowledgeable at a great many things. I will be the first to tell you that I am no expert in business or entrepreneurship. I did, however, get the education of a lifetime. I didn’t get rich off the deal, I didn’t get the “exit” that young startups dream of. This month sees the end of the 18 month royalty agreement I had with Jonathan Head, the developer and entrepreneur that took my 8 year venture, Seydesign, off my hands in 2013.
Republished here on Decemto mark the two year anniversary of Seydesign changing ownership. Originally published on LinkedIn, June 11, 2015.
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