Starting a company is a lot of work and requires focus on things that are most important for pushing the business forward. It can be easy to waste time on things that can be done as effectively by other people.
* What types of activities, both business and personal, have you found to be effective to pay others to do?
* How do you choose what tasks to do yourself and what to delegate?
* How do you navigate getting high quality help versus saving money?
* How do you find people you can trust?
* How much do you value your time (e.g. I'll spend $20 to save an hour of my time)?
A few examples:
On the business side:
* Taking slides and making them look professional, making a website, etc
* Finances, taxes
* Filtering through emails, and doing initial outreach to candidates
Personal:
* Cooking, cleaning, laundry
* Shopping
* Home repairs, car repair, etc
For instance on home repairs, I've found it hard to get reliable contractors. Inevitably something goes wrong and it still ends up being time consuming.
I'll also note that I grew up in a family with relatively little money so I grew up with a mindset to save as much as possible by doing things yourself. But as my time has become more valuable, I'm trying to be more efficient.
Another lens to view this through is that some of the most successful entrepreneurs are relentless about simplifying their lives (e.g. wearing the same, simple clothes). That is the most visible thing that happens, but I'm sure there are lots of other things that people have done that are less talked about.
