Hints by Niccolo Machiavelli: outsource

….Army that defends the country can be of three types: own, allied, hired or mixed. Allied and hired armies are useless and dangerous as you can’t use them as solid foundation, such armies can be as dangerous as enemy during a war - they will use your resources during a peacetime, but will not sacrifice their lives in times of danger.

Allied armies are dangerous as stronger partner will use the victory for their benefit, not yours….

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Of course it’s not about war, but about building strong and successful company. Even though i made several points for myself keeping in mind context of a fast growing company working on a complex product.

  • Keep unique and core knowledge or experience inside the company
  • Spend effort on educating and training your team
  • “Hide” core functionality behind APIs
  • Outsource repetitive, mechanic, support or experimental activities that your team is not interested in. Give your team time to focus on core things and building API