Will Bridges

I finally brought on a person full time to help me with work today. I hired a friend and former co-worker as my Chief Technical Officer (CTO). At this point in my business it was absolutely mandatory that I do this. I have far too much on my plate and haven’t been able to dedicate myself to the things I do best, such as bringing on new clients, managing client relationships, and business planning. We have enough work to sustain someone right now but from the point of view of that person it would still take some faith because we can’t promise much and don’t look incredible on paper. This person had the right amount of faith to come on board. But now I can go balls to the wall with client development which brings me out of my ‘catch twenty-two’ of needing someone to help me program so I can get more work on board.

I was lucky enough to catch this person on the way out of a terrible job to bring them in to the fold. Now, it’s in my hands to lay out the work and adjust. I’m not at all worried about hiring my first official employee besides myself. I have been using contractors thus far and have had certain limitations because of that. Plus, I had to manage those contractors, which is a job within itself sometimes. But, now with someone else in the fold who has a permanent interest in the company I think we will move much faster to our ultimate goals.