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What do you do if your startup project has too many tasks to prioritize effectively?

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Managing a startup is an exhilarating journey, but it can quickly become overwhelming when your project's to-do list grows exponentially. You may find yourself in a position where there are too many tasks to prioritize effectively. This can lead to confusion, decreased productivity, and even the risk of burnout. The key to overcoming this challenge is to develop a strategy that can help you sort through the chaos, identify what's most important, and ensure that your team is focused on the tasks that will drive your startup forward.

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Bruno Villetelle

① Startup & Venture Studio ② Board Member & Advisor: Startups & Private Equity ③ Fortune 500 CxO ④ AI & Digital…
Marlon O. Recine, CFP

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1 Prioritize Tasks

When faced with an avalanche of tasks, it's crucial to prioritize. Start by identifying tasks that align closely with your startup's goals. Consider the impact of each task on your overall vision and how they contribute to customer satisfaction or revenue generation. Use a prioritization method like the Eisenhower Matrix, which categorizes tasks into four quadrants based on urgency and importance. This will help you focus on what needs immediate attention while scheduling or delegating less critical tasks.

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Bruno Villetelle

① Startup & Venture Studio ② Board Member & Advisor: Startups & Private Equity ③ Fortune 500 CxO ④ AI & Digital Transformation Pioneer ⑤ Forbes Tech Council & Top 40 Transformer
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Invoke the 'Two Pizza Rule' — When assigning tasks and deadlines, if it takes more than two pizzas to feed the team tackling the task, it’s too big. Break it down. This principle has not only helped me numerous times in keeping our tasks manageable but also in setting realistic deadlines that respect the team's capacity and fosters a culture of accountability and efficiency.

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2 Delegate Effectively

Delegation is a powerful tool in managing a heavy workload. Assess your team's strengths and assign tasks accordingly. It's essential to trust your team members and give them autonomy to complete the tasks. This not only lightens your load but also empowers them and helps in their professional growth. Remember, delegating does not mean losing control; it means you're optimizing the use of resources to ensure that all tasks are addressed efficiently.

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Santosh Surpure

Founder - Sellon Finserv | FinEdge | IIM-A
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Leaders role is to analyse, stratagize, delegate, review and getting executed in desired way. But Delegation of task ito right department or person is more important to get desired outcome. If one get failed or delegate to wrong team or person everything would get ruined. Effective delegation is more important.

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Ilie Andrei-Leonard

AI Strategist & Builder | Forbes 30 Under 30 | Helping Businesses Leverage AI for Growth | Exited AI Startup in 2024
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In my opinion, both in a start-up environment and in business in general, a business owner/founder needs to know how to prioritize tasks. As a leader, your role is to grow the organization, so you can categorize tasks into two main categories: tasks only you can do (ex. important meeting with a potential partner/client/investor) and tasks delegated. (ex. video podcast editing, copywriting, accountability, etc) You can delegate tasks to other teammates or virtual assistants, but ensuring some KPIs is essential.

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3 Use Tools

Leverage technology by using project management tools designed to help you organize and prioritize tasks. These tools often come with features like task assignment, deadline tracking, and progress updates, which can simplify the process of managing a large number of tasks. They also facilitate better communication and collaboration among team members, ensuring that everyone is on the same page and working towards common objectives.

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Marlon O. Recine, CFP

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Create an Excel list with your topics and subtopics Prioritise them according to effort, expense, return and urgency. This will give you an overview of your to do's. Everything is important, but what is the most important and how can you achieve this most efficiently? Create a detailed plan of how you want to achieve these goals. Be ambitious and consistent.

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4 Set Deadlines

Setting clear deadlines is essential for maintaining momentum and ensuring that tasks are completed in a timely manner. Deadlines create a sense of urgency and can motivate your team to focus on task completion. Be realistic when setting these timeframes and consider the complexity of each task as well as the availability of resources. Communicate these deadlines clearly to your team and hold regular check-ins to monitor progress.

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5 Review Regularly

Regularly review your task list and progress. This allows you to adjust priorities as needed and respond to any changes in your startup's environment. A weekly review can help you stay on top of accomplishments and identify any bottlenecks early on. During these reviews, celebrate completed tasks to boost morale and discuss any lessons learned to improve future task management.

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Osita James Uche

Leading Startup Attorney @BlackCrest LP I TEDx Speaker I Startup Coach | Chevening Scholar '22 I Human
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While building, it is easy to get lost in the tech and features. But customers don’t care about features, they care about their problem. To win, your product has to solve the customer problem very quickly at scale. Your team can create a two week cycle to review feedback on the product. Also, speaking to customers over the phone can be more valuable than asking them to fill forms. Customers usually don’t provide as much insight into their problems and use case of the product that way. Once you have reviewed the product, don’t overthink the outcome. Just push the new version live. Two weeks of poor usage is better than three months of poor usage. The faster you can iterate on the product, the faster you can improve the product.

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6 Stay Flexible

Finally, maintain flexibility in your approach to task prioritization. The startup landscape is dynamic, and new opportunities or challenges can emerge at any time. Be prepared to reassess and reprioritize tasks based on the latest developments. Staying adaptable will help you navigate through periods of high task volume without losing sight of your startup's strategic goals.

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7 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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