Derrick Reimer

That's the name of our band. Co-founders with Perfectionist Tendencies.

That's the name of our band. Co-founders with Perfectionist Tendencies.

Perfectionist Tendencies.

Perfectionist Tendencies.

Drum major, yeah.

Drum major, yeah.

So I think there's, as I was thinking this through, there's kind of like two buckets, two different kinds of delegation, I think. So there's like the mindset or the task before you of, you know, I have some less skilled work that's not worth spending my valuable founder time on. And when I could be working on higher leverage things.

So I think there's, as I was thinking this through, there's kind of like two buckets, two different kinds of delegation, I think. So there's like the mindset or the task before you of, you know, I have some less skilled work that's not worth spending my valuable founder time on. And when I could be working on higher leverage things.

So maybe bookkeeping or scraping some data to build a cold email list or even support, which I think is something that a lot of founders hold on for way too long. So there's kind of that bucket of things that's like, okay, my time's valuable and this stuff is potentially not worth my time. Then there's the stuff that's like, the business needs certain expertise in order to keep moving forward.

So maybe bookkeeping or scraping some data to build a cold email list or even support, which I think is something that a lot of founders hold on for way too long. So there's kind of that bucket of things that's like, okay, my time's valuable and this stuff is potentially not worth my time. Then there's the stuff that's like, the business needs certain expertise in order to keep moving forward.

And though I want to hold on to this thing, like, Actually, I'm not the best person for the job. So then that's delegating stuff that's really not in your zone of genius. And a lot of times when you're just starting out, depending on what your resources are, how much funding you may have or may not have, you just got to... roll up your sleeves and do it.

And though I want to hold on to this thing, like, Actually, I'm not the best person for the job. So then that's delegating stuff that's really not in your zone of genius. And a lot of times when you're just starting out, depending on what your resources are, how much funding you may have or may not have, you just got to... roll up your sleeves and do it.

But I think that, you know, that ends up holding you back at a certain point if you're, if you're just holding on too tightly onto something where you're, it's not actually in your zone of genius. So, you know, for that, I'm like, it feels like an obvious answer, but it's like, look for someone better than me at the job. You know, someone who has that particular specialty.

But I think that, you know, that ends up holding you back at a certain point if you're, if you're just holding on too tightly onto something where you're, it's not actually in your zone of genius. So, you know, for that, I'm like, it feels like an obvious answer, but it's like, look for someone better than me at the job. You know, someone who has that particular specialty.

So I think about the initial branding for Zavical I did myself and it was fine. And then we came to the point of, I feel like this is holding us back in certain ways with being able to really push our marketing forward. And I looked to someone who is just this amazing brand designer and has just a ton of skills on the aesthetic side of things where I just get a little bit limited.

So I think about the initial branding for Zavical I did myself and it was fine. And then we came to the point of, I feel like this is holding us back in certain ways with being able to really push our marketing forward. And I looked to someone who is just this amazing brand designer and has just a ton of skills on the aesthetic side of things where I just get a little bit limited.

And it was so fun to work with someone who is actually an expertise in their field. So I feel like, I don't know, this one, it takes a while to get to the place where you're comfortable with it, but as soon as you embrace the fact that it really is a joy to work with people who are actually better at stuff than you, and you get to be a collaborator with them. It's not that you have to...

And it was so fun to work with someone who is actually an expertise in their field. So I feel like, I don't know, this one, it takes a while to get to the place where you're comfortable with it, but as soon as you embrace the fact that it really is a joy to work with people who are actually better at stuff than you, and you get to be a collaborator with them. It's not that you have to...

Totally offloaded and now you have no say. Ideally, if you're still the founder in the CEO driver's seat or whatever, you are still collaborating on important things, but you're not the bottleneck anymore on holding back that area of the business. Those are some initial rambling thoughts.

Totally offloaded and now you have no say. Ideally, if you're still the founder in the CEO driver's seat or whatever, you are still collaborating on important things, but you're not the bottleneck anymore on holding back that area of the business. Those are some initial rambling thoughts.