"Over time, I developed a strategy for determining if I could afford to hire an employee well before I posted the job vacancy. First, I determined the type of compensation I would pay. **Then I set up a new account called FUTURE EMPLOYEE and started allocating money as if I had already hired them**." ([Location 1387](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07SZQMH7Z&location=1387)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[business-improvement]], [[management]] **Source** -- [[202410110432 - B - Fix This Next]]