work/life balance or blood, sweat and tears: which is the startup way?
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Entrepreneurial Insanity
Why good is the enemy of the great
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The World
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Contribution
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Average Contribution = 1.5(9 units of work / six people)
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Average Contribution = 2.16 (up 67%)(13 units of work / six people)
2 Above2 Below
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Removing bad & poor peopleand replacing with average people
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Average Contribution = 3.5 (up 233% & 62%)(21 units of work / six people)
3 Great
3 Excellent
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Removing Average peopleand replacing with great & excellent people
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Average co.
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Units produced Yearly raises Year end compensation
9
13
21
(67% gain)
(233% gain)
1 - 2.5%
2 - 5%
6 - 12%
(Starting at 100 units)
102.5
105
112
The Bottom Line