The E-Myth Revisited
The E-Myth Revisited
Lessons learned
Most small businesses are started by people who are great at the craft. That skill turns into a trap, because they never learn how to get the work done without them.
The entrepreneur looks ahead, the manager keeps order, and the technician does the work. When the technician runs the show, the business turns into a job.
The goal is a business that runs without me, at a reasonable skill level, with the same result every time. That means writing down how things get done.
Even if I never franchise, I build as if I'm going to copy it thousands of times. The system runs the business and the people run the system.
I map the positions first, even if my name is in every box at the start. Then I hire to replace myself one box at a time.
Who should read it
Anyone who started a business because they were good at something and now feels like they bought themselves a job.
