Founder's advice. Stanislav Protasov, Vice President of Acronis Development

The first advice - especially if we are talking about entrepreneurs who are just starting out on their own path - to clearly agree from the very beginning

Very often, people prefer not to touch any things, leave them unsaid. Whether it is intentional, out of cunning, from modesty - it does not matter. Conventionally, hiring an employee is not to say that the office is located on the outskirts, in an uncomfortable place, hoping that when a person agrees in principle, then it will be difficult for him to refuse later. But this is a simple example, and there are situations that are much more complicated and confusing. It should be understood that sooner or later, unconsistent issues will surface - and the later this happens, the more difficult it will be to solve them and the more losses you will incur. And often they end up becoming the project that collapses.

The second tip - do not be afraid to make mistakes

There is one good phrase - I do not remember already who its author is - “a bad plan is better than its absence.” Often, young entrepreneurs are afraid to make a plan precisely because of the fear of mistakes. Yes, your plan may be deeply flawed, but it gives you a goal, a trajectory of movement. At some point, you will still understand your mistakes and correct them. But if it's not there, you just move erratically. And mistakes make everything - on this account there is another quotation attributed to Winston Churchill: “Success is the path from one failure to another.”

The third advice - do not be afraid to part with people who do not fit

I constantly see such fear among young managers. There are usually two explanations. Either the desire to re-educate, or pity - in the spirit of "a person has small children, a mortgage, how to dismiss him." But here we must understand that you are doing it first of all a disservice - you are not given the opportunity to find a place of work where he can really open up and realize himself. Everyone has such a place. And for yourself you just postpone the moment when you still have to part with it.