THE 101 HATS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR

Being an entrepreneur literally means having to wear 101 hats.

One of my best friends will call and ask me “Which Patrick am I speaking with?”. And, I always laugh because he’s right. As the Founder & CEO of a tech company – Kedzoh – actually being the Founder & CEO is the least of what I do. Most of the time I’m wearing any number of hats. I thought I’d share with you what that list looks like. Don’t be daunted by the list. The ability to learn a new role or ‘expertise’ (i.e. product pricing) is part of what you do as an entrepreneur – you just continuously JFDI whatever needs to be done and learn how to do it.

Here’s my list of the hats I wear from time to time.

  1. Founder
  2. CEO
  3. CTO
  4. Chief Operating Officer
  5. Chief Financial Officer
  6. Chief Marketing Officer
  7. Chief Sales Officer
  8. Chief Liaison Officer
  9. Chief Investor Relations Officer
  10. Board member
  11. Visionary
  12. Evangelist
  13. Product manager
  14. Product designer
  15. Graphic artist
  16. Travel agent
  17. Public relations specialist
  18. Secretary
  19. Filing clerk
  20. Copier jockey
  21. Strategic planning manager
  22. Accountant
  23. Tax accountant
  24. Human Resource Director
  25. Training manager
  26. Hiring manager
  27. Firing manager
  28. Project manager
  29. UX designer
  30. Programmer
  31. Code herder
  32. Logistics manager
  33. Product pricing manager
  34. Cost accounting manager
  35. Excel jockey
  36. PowerPoint jockey
  37. Pitch deck jockey
  38. Pitch person
  39. WordPress jockey
  40. Web designer
  41. Website manager
  42. Photographer
  43. Model
  44. HTML jockey
  45. Paint jockey
  46. Photoshop jockey
  47. iMovie jockey
  48. Final Cut Pro jockey
  49. Product tester
  50. In-house legal counsel
  51. Options specialist
  52. common stock, preferred stock, convertible debt specialist
  53. Negotiator
  54. Domestic sales manager
  55. Country sales manager
  56. International manager
  57. Business development manager
  58. Joint venture manager
  59. Channel sales manager
  60. Technical support (level 1, level 2 and level 3)
  61. Training
  62. Customer support
  63. Client manager
  64. Social media manager
  65. Facebook manager
  66. Twitter manager
  67. LinkedIn manager
  68. WeChat manager
  69. Blog manager
  70. Posting manager
  71. Identity manager
  72. Marketing manager
  73. Brand manager
  74. Blogger
  75. Speech writer
  76. Networking specialist (human networking)
  77. Contact database manager
  78. Contact database input clerk
  79. Editor
  80. Writer
  81. Script writer
  82. Cameraman
  83. Video editor
  84. Sound editor
  85. Production assistant
  86. Production coordinator
  87. Actor
  88. Supporting actor
  89. Director
  90. Producer
  91. Furniture installer
  92. Carpenter
  93. Electrician
  94. Mover
  95. Delivery person
  96. PC and MAC installer
  97. PC and MAC technical support
  98. Software maintenance jockey
  99. Driver and chauffeur
  100. Cheerleader, friend, lover (not the kind you’re thinking of) and
  101. Chief cook and bottle washer

Excuse me, I have to end this post, my second phone is ringing. “Hello, this is Patrick. How may I help you?”.

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