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Can anyone recommend a course on business organisation? I'm planning on starting a startup and want to round out my business knowledge as to who I should hire.

I want to stay in charge of tech & strategy while letting someone else manage finance, hr, etc. I couldn't find a single one that actually explains what a CEO does on coursera/edx/novoed.



I would highly recommend "The Personal MBA" by Josh Kaufman.

He also lists several other good books in there. Even if you're not in charge of the entire business, you'll have a good idea of the "big picture" of how it runs.


Try Steve Blank's How to Build a Startup. Link: https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-build-a-startup--ep245


This doesn't seem to cover business organisation either. I know there are plenty of these "how to start a startup" courses, but i'm looking to fill in a specific niche of knowledge, not have to sift through another general course.

That said I've heard great things about "4 steps" but haven't got round to reading it yet so I guess it's worth a watch based on the instructor, so thanks anyway.




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