‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling Startups
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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderGreat article, this is absolutely true. My greatest managers and mentors have been the ones who delegated a domain to me without micromanaging or meddling -- it made me feel valued, as well as let me know I was fully accountable for the outcome. Meanwhile, they were free to focus on other areas of the business, or even pursue new opportunities. For myself, I once had to forego an assignment that I wanted because my boss didn't think he could…
That is a great way to look at scaling. One of the most frustrating things can be people who can't see their role on the other side of scaling, so they subconsciously (or consciously) work against scaling the company. If you are one of the leaders in such a company you have to spend time helping people see that there is still a place for them in the larger company. That can be hard because as one of the leaders…
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 233
- Total comments
- 103
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-10 | ‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling Startups | ca98am79 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-09-10 | ‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling StartupsFirst breakout · Best thread | astdb | 126 | 64 |
| 2017-11-18 | ‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling StartupsLatest 20+ point return | craigkerstiens | 106 | 39 |