{"id":8297,"date":"2015-03-27T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=8297"},"modified":"2018-09-20T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T23:46:56","slug":"money-least-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/money-least-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Bunker’s Growth Principle: Most Money, Least Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a guest post from Founders Edge\u00a0Contributor Will Bunker<\/a>, Match.com Founder, Founding Partner at GrowthX Academy, & Partner at Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Most money, least work. The principle is universal, the answers are different. As an outsider, I don\u2019t know your inputs and cannot predict your payoffs, but I can say with confidence that if you apply the framework of efficiency to your own business, you will see the most growth, in the least amount of time.<\/p>\n

Most money, least work. As an entrepreneur, that needs to be your guiding principle for growth, no matter where you are in the world.<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to head down to San Jose, Costa Rica with my son for a week and a half of exploration, adventure, and Coding in Paradise. As a VC, I was excited for the chance to meet with some of the local entrepreneurs and learn about the struggles that they personally faced as founders in their country. That was how, a few days after arriving, I found myself brainstorming at a whiteboard with one of the country\u2019s more successful startup teams.<\/p>\n

With twenty five employees and strong monthly revenue, the company was growing quickly \u2014 but they were approaching a crossroads with hundreds of options. Which projects should they take on next? Where should they focus? Like most young companies, they were bootstrapping. Their office was \u2014 literally \u2014 located in the home\"\"<\/a> of the founder\u2019s mother, who generously built a wall across her compound for them.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t matter that they were in an entirely different entrepreneurial eco-system than most of my advisees; the takeaway was the same. To get to the next level, they had to figure out how to prioritize which projects to work on without people feeling ignored or slighted. Here\u2019s how we did it:<\/p>\n