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I going to be in the Don't category on this one.

However, if you are really set on doing this, you should list all the stuff you don't want to, say like pay bills, working deals on the phone or support. List the things you don't like doing and then see if you could bring in one person to handle those jobs. Not a manager, but someone you could quickly train and easily manage. Start farming things out to them and when they hit capacity, possibly hire another person who can handle the other stuff you don't want to do.

You have an incredible opportunity here. You are profitable, now you just need to start adding people on to handle the stuff you don't want to do and then you are free to do the things you want too or need too. Don't grow your staff for the sake of growing your staff to convince yourself you run a "real business". You already run a Real Business.



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