{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6775cb68499663105e17ae63/6af3c709e08158427fd43990?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to Scale a Business in NZ: Rowan Simpson Answers Your Questions","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6775cb68499663105e17ae63/1794361519214-b9ea72b5-ae0e-4ef8-898f-dc6a1a3689de.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What changes when your business gets bigger than you?</p><p><br></p><p>Rowan Simpson, employee #3 at Trade Me and an early Xero investor, is back for a second session with Steve, Seamus and business coach Di Foster. This time he’s answering your questions on scaling, from your sixth hire to your first departments, and everything that breaks in between.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The biggest mistake founders make at hire number six, and why a rugby team beats a rowing eight</li><li>The five skills of the business pentathlon (and why, if you can’t see the sales team, you are the sales team)</li><li>Work, family, friends, fitness, sleep: which two go when you’ve got a newborn and a business</li><li>How to tell the difference between failing fast and quitting too early</li><li>Hitting the ceiling on your own hours, and learning to hire your replacement</li><li>And so much more!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Missed part one? Rowan picked apart our own business in the last episode of Accidental Business Owners. His book is How to be Wrong: a crash course in startup success.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is proudly sponsored by Xero - one platform for accounting, payroll, payments and reporting, so your business stays in control as it grows. Start your free trial by searching Xero today. Terms apply.</p><p><br></p><p>Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by Barkers.</p>","author_name":"Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten"}