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| Ask HN: I’d like to hire a personal/executive assistant – any tips or advice? | ||
| recommended by 1 user | 2021 | 247 points by jw1224 | management | original thread | | ||
I’m a CEO with very limited free time/capacity. I would love to recruit someone to help out with “everything else” — that means personal tasks first and foremost, but involvement with the administrative/day-to-day tasks in my business too. Whilst I’ve recruited and managed plenty of “traditional” roles in the office, this area is new to me. Has anyone hired a PA/EA before, who can share any tips or advice? Thanks! | ||
| One user recommended this thread. What they said: |
| duckmysick Jan 1, 2022 | on: Ask HN: Favorite/Classic HN threads of all time | context |
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I've been saving interesting threads and comments in my favorites (they are in my profile). Many old-timers are surprised that Hacker News has a favorite feature. Comments are tricky: to favorite a comment you need to first show its details by clicking on the timestamp.
Now, for the links. A lot of freelancing and consulting advice threads have a good discussion and stories from the trenches:
Starting as a consultant - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21189801
Getting paid - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4817193
Common mistakes - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21728436
Lessons learned from a veteran developer - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25658216
Branding and marketing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23282278
Hiring a personal assistant - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29336234
Other pretty cool and fun threads:
Crowdsourced HN book recommendations: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28595967
Product recommendations from HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29353980
What 4chan thinks of HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6747373