HOW TO START UP by FF&M
How to productively build and be purposeful with Asad Hamir Co-Founder of Klyk & Co-Founder of Ocushield
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It’s challenging enough to be productive while building one company. However, productively building multiple ventures at once requires incredible focus & purpose. So, I wanted to hear from someone who has achieved this alongside several investor, advisor & board positions all while keeping purpose at the heart of every endeavour.
Asad Hamir is the Co-Founder of Klyk, the sustainable IT company helping businesses tackle e-waste & reduce their carbon footprint. Alongside Klyk, Asad is also a Co-Founder of Ocushield, a clinician-led eye healthcare company. In addition to both his Co-Founder roles, Asad serves as a Non-Executive Director & investor in several tech & healthcare companies.
Keep listening to hear Asad’s advice on how to scale without losing productivity or purpose plus how to make your calendar work for you and not the other way round.
Asad’s advice:
- Any previous enterprises will have been valuable experience & will teach you what not to do
- At the start of the week, agree weekly objectives / at the start of the day, define what needs doing
- Allow time each day for checking emails, don’t leave them till the end of the day
- Leave space for you to react to clients’ needs if necessary
- Initially you will be fire-fighting on every front; aim to get to a place where you can look at the big picture as well as the immediate problems
- Celebrate both the big and the small wins - and keep your eye on both
- Try using Calendly - but protect your time
- Set boundaries for yourself and make sure your team understands those boundaries
- Parcel the week up, eg. meetings on Mondays, and maybe a certain day each week to concentrate on something different
- Focus is key; concentrate on one business at a time
- Draw a line at a certain time and finish your day
- Pay attention to your health / fitness / diet and you will be more energised
- Be open with your team and allow them to share your vision and plans
- B.Corp is a big help both guiding people inside the business and attracting people from outside who will want to work with you
- Write your own job description
FF&M recommends:
- LastPass the password-keeping site that syncs between devices.
- Google Workspace is brilliant for small businesses
- Buzzsprout podcast 'how to' & hosting directory
- Canva has proved invaluable for creating all the social media assets and audio bites.
FF&M enables you to own your own PR. Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2023 MD & Founder of PR & Communications consultancy for startups Fallow, Field & Mason. Email us at [email protected] or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason.
MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod. Link & Licence