In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we chat with Sal Abdulla, Founder at NixSheets. We talk about choosing to bootstrap vs. raising money, avoiding blindspots while growing, hiring, the importance of LinkedIn to grow a business and more.
Episode Timestamps:
- How did Sal come up with the idea for Nixsheets? (0:35)
- Why go bootstrapped instead of raising funds? (2:15)
- What’s his approach to goal setting for the company? (2:53)
- How to avoid blindspots when building a product? (4:28)
- Balancing the service side of the business with the software side. (6:36)
- Prioritizing time and energy. (7:38)
- First hire at NixSheets. (8:35)
- How does Sal approach hiring? (9:29)
- What has he learned about delegating? (13:13)
- Delegating sales and marketing. (14:59)
- How to make sure you don’t become a bottleneck? (17:21)
- Keeping SOPs updated. (20:48)
- LinkedIn for a founder-led organization. (22:03)
- How to make time to create thoughtful content for LinkedIn? (23:15)
- Lighting round questions. (25:12)
We hope you enjoy it!
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