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Business Development: How to deal with non-technical members on a small team?
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Kerby Meyers, Strategic thinker and communicator, author answered:

Is it possible the two bank folks are saying the same thing about you and your singular focus on the application? That you don’t have the same depth of understanding on what it takes to make money?

Diverse skillsets on a team will occasionally lead to operational disconnects because everyone brings a unique expertise to the venture. But if you’re working toward the same broad goal (not just monetary and not just the deliverable) those diverse skillsets should complement each other. Or if they don’t, you know what holes you need to fill.

Before you bolt, I would suggest that the four of you sit down and work through some basic vision and mission work. Not the overwrought touchy-feely kind, but the discussions that align you all in terms of where you want the company to go, what it needs to get there and the roles you each can play in that success.

Good luck and let me know if you need more assistance.

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