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What Makes a Good Manager

Being a manager is very different from starting something, getting users, or growing something. Being a manager is rather hard for someone used to being a maker.

If you can't be a good manager, you need to hire someone who can do it better than you. It will make you happier and make your business better.

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Building a Multimillion-Dollar Newsletter Business with Sam Parr of The Hustle ·

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  4. How Do You Run a Successful ConferenceConferences can be very lucrative businesses, but you have be good at marketing, economics and logistics.
  5. How Did Sam Parr Start the Hustle With No Audience?Sam Parr, founder of The Hustle, says a newsletter with no connections starts with writing, traffic, and email addresses.
  6. Is Copywriting One of the Most Underrated Skills You Could MasterCopywriting is salesmanship on paper.
  7. How Do You Start a Business With No MoneyBe frugal and figure out the economics of your business, and find the people who can help you, and convince them to work with you.
  8. How Do You Grow Your NetworkDon't be too proud to ask questions. Cold call them and ask. People who are more successful than you, or experts, they want to see you succeed.
  9. How Do You Ask Famous People for HelpStart small, follow through, and make sure what you ask is extremely narrow. Don't ask them open ended questions, ask something they can respond to right away.
  10. How Can You Be Happier in LifeIt's in our human nature to always want to chase more, to look up, to compare our success to someone else who has more.
  11. How Do You Hire the Best ManagersTalk to a lot of people, knowing that most candidates are not going to be the right fit.
  12. How Do You Start a Successful BusinessDon't make it more complicated than it has to be. Figure out a need, and find a way to solve it.

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