Why Flying Solo Will Kill Your Business (And How to Build Your Dream Team)

🧠 The Hustl Mindset 

I recently hired an engineer that worked under Elon Musk, and now Nasa.

I hired him to show me what he learned working under Elon.

Imagine Elon Musk sitting alone in a garage building Tesla cars by hand.

Ridiculous, right?

Yet that's exactly how most hustlers try to grow their business.

Solo. Overwhelmed. Burning out.

Here's a truth bomb that changed my life: Musk isn't successful because he's smarter than everyone else.

He succeeds because he builds incredible teams.

Whether you like him or not, his genius lies in hiring smart people.

At SpaceX, he didn't personally design every rocket component.

He assembled a team of brilliant engineers, designers, and operators.

That's the secret most hustlers miss.

They think "hustle" means doing everything themselves.

They wear their 80-hour workweeks like a badge of honor.

Meanwhile, the real players are building systems with teams that multiply their impact.

Because here's what nobody tells you about solo hustling:

There's a ceiling.

You only have 24 hours in a day.

We all have the same 24 hours no matter your age, skill, or anything else.

And you're just one person with limited skills.

The math doesn't work.

You need to have not just a system for leverage, but a team also.

And have the team work the systems.

This is true leverage and will help you scale your side hustle without burning you out in the process.

💰One-Minute Money Moves 

Stop thinking "I need an assistant."

Start thinking "What $50/hour tasks am I doing that a $20/hour person could handle?"

Your first hire should:

• Take over your most time-consuming, low-leverage tasks

• Have complementary skills to yours

• Free you up for the work only YOU can do

Don't wait until you're "ready."

If you're working nights and weekends, you're ready now.

Waiting is just expensive procrastination.

👨🏻‍💻 Hustl Hack 

Building your first team doesn't mean hiring 10 full-time employees.

Start with this step-by-step system:

1. List Your Tasks: Track everything you do for a week. Everything. My first list had 147 items. That's when I realized I was the bottleneck.

2. Categorize: Sort tasks into "Only I can do" and "Someone else could do" Be ruthlessly honest. Your ego will fight you on this.

3. Start Small: Hire a contractor 5 hours a week. That's less than a Netflix subscription. But unlike Netflix, this investment pays you back.

4. Structure: Create simple systems before hiring. Record videos of your processes. Write checklists. Make it dummy-proof. My rule? If I can't explain it in 5 minutes, I haven't simplified it enough.

Just start with one. One contractor who can help you out.

That’s how I started when I hired my first virtual assistant in the Philippines. Today she still works with our team (and I even hired her boyfriend!)

🧰 Hustlr's Toolbox 

Tool of the Day: Upwork

Building a team used to require office space, benefits, and full-time salaries.

Now? You can hire incredible global talent by tonight.

Upwork lets you:

• Find pre-vetted specialists in almost anything

• Start with small test projects

• Scale up gradually as you grow

• Pay only for what you need

I built my first six-figure business with a team I never met in person.

Not because I'm special.

Because I stopped trying to do everything myself.

🧐 The Final Hustl Thought

Your business will only grow to the size of your team.

That's not motivational fluff.

That's math.

If you're still doing $15/hour tasks, you have a $15/hour business.

The moment you delegate those tasks and focus on $1,000/hour work?

Everything changes.

Some people will tell you that "no one will care about your business as much as you do."

They're right.

But they're missing the point.

They don't need to care as much as you.

They just need to be better than you at specific tasks.

And trust me – they are.

The most successful hustlers aren't lone wolves.

They're pack leaders.

What's one task you're doing right now that someone else could handle better?

As always, hit reply—I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Keep Hustl'ing,
Tony