Maker’s Schedule, Marketer’s Schedule, and Manager’s Schedule

One of Y-Combinator founder Paul Graham’s most popular essays for startup founders is “Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule.” The basic premise is that tech startup founders, who have typically come from programming backgrounds, have to make a mental shift from a maker’s schedule to a manager’s schedule where more time is spent in meetings.

At some point, for example, Mark Zuckerberg had to transition away from spending most of his time making Facebook to managing Facebook. He had to spend mo...