Fire Yourself First: The Counter-Intuitive Move That Scales Every Business

Most founders say they want freedom, but we keep building companies that can’t survive a week without us. That’s why we’re arguing for a move that feels backward at first: fire yourself first. When you stop being the daily operator and start becoming the designer of leaders, systems, and decision-making, the business can finally scale without burning you out. In this episode, we unpack why the most counterintuitive growth move is firing ourselves first and building leaders who can run the business without our daily involvement. Some topics covered are: Work yourself out of a jobFrom hustler to systems designerLetting go of controlSabbaticals and handoversRemove owner dependenceRichard Branson and Medici principlesAnd more...