How 2 Scale Your Business: Lessons and Mistakes with Ian So ‘08
Ian So ’08 reflected on the lessons and mistakes of his entrepreneurial journey thus far in his February How 2 Tuesday talk.
作为一种新的创办人，你会怎么做，如果你的企业最有价值的资产 - 比方说，一个$ 19K食品truck-去佣金出来你推出你的企业后不久？对于巴布金博宝森校友Ian So ‘08, this was one of the many entrepreneurial challenges he had to overcome as the co-founder ofThe Chicken & Rice Guys。In one of our in-person #How2Tuesdays earlier this semester (pre-social distancing), Ian shared stories and insights from his entrepreneurial journey scaling his venture from a single food truck to a growing restaurant brand bringing Middle Eastern street food to Boston and beyond. Here are some of our favorite takeaways from his talk：
“你的净值是您的网络”伊恩强调网络的重要性personal growth and Chicken & Rice Guys’ business success. He recalled how, from his earliest days as a founder, he made sure to attend and help organize events with fellow entrepreneurs, becoming especially involved with theNAAAP(National Association of Asian American Professionals). It was through the NAAAP that he met a fellow restaurateur with a struggling location at 85 Bedford St. in Boston. Seeing opportunity, Ian was able to buy the restaurant and convert it into the first brick and mortar Chicken & Rice Guys restaurant, a location which still serves halal food to Boston today!
Ian shows us a chart of Chicken & Rice Guys’ hires so far, demonstrating the importance of networking. The green boxes represent employees found based on personal referrals and connections!
为了演示网络的长期价值，伊恩向我们展示了一个图表追溯他的所有合资企业的员工，其中很多来自个人推荐来了！伊恩鼓励企业家希望通过网络越来越多地参与专业组织考虑什么，他们可以“三T公司”的框架内贡献时间，人才，珍惜（又名资金支持）。作为一个年轻的创始人谁也开始贡献“宝”，伊恩说，他第一次与其他企业家分享他的时间和才能建立的关系，继续支持其业务的增长。
“赢在文化”如果你曾经从鸡肉饭，大家好的餐馆或食品的卡车上享有清真板，你可能拿起从团队成员把你的订单，并为您准备膳食的愉快的共鸣。这种积极的氛围绝非偶然，因为伊恩故意做出创建自己的员工优先愉快的工作文化。为什么文化？伊恩·分享了营业额的餐厅可高达100％，按年，导致工作脱离，然后在令人失望的客户体验和业务表现不佳表现。无视这个艰难的行业现实，伊恩已经着手通过支付具有竞争力，避免微观管理，并定期测量他的员工参与到创建鸡肉饭家伙培养阳性。对于其他企业家，还是希望采用类似的原则经理，伊恩建议研究Netflix的“文化文件。”
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“您的企业是你的领导的反思”Today, Ian leads a growing fleet of trucks and two brick and mortar locations in Boston, while also overseeing Chicken & Rice Guys’ marketing, operations, and administration. Although the signature halal style plates, which became a hit with their first food truck customers, remain constant, the leadership skills required of Ian as CEO have changed with each stage of the business’s growth: “A lot of things that may have been very important to you in the beginning may not help you succeed later on in the business.” To Ian, knowledge of one’s weaknesses as an entrepreneur is key to evolving as the leader of a growing business. He practiced this as co-founder and CEO by being unafraid to hire people who knew more than him and through reading business books. Ian’s recommended reading for us includedThe Founder’s Dilemma由诺姆·沃瑟曼，Atomic Habitsby James Clear, and牵引by Gino Wickman.
我们希望你能喜欢从伊恩这些提示！要了解更多关于鸡肉大米的家伙,看看他们的食物卡车将麦ing any stops near you, visitcnrguys.com。对于最新的新闻和铸坯中心更多的活动，请按金博宝巴布森企业家在Facebook和@babsoneshipInstagram上。