I decided to always ask “do you need my help?” before offering assistance, letting the other person solve the problem themselves whenever possible.
founder_help_policy.ask_before_help = true
I experimented with three external firms to reduce the load on founders; the workload has been lowered but not eliminated.
We tried like 3 different firms
still not completely
I prioritize energy management over time tracking, following Daniel Ek’s insight that energy, not time, is the limiting factor for getting work done.