← 5 Mistakes Millionaire Entrepreneurs Make

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By Anslem Samuel | Published January 13, 2011 | Full size is 500 × 320 pixels

Hiring the wrong people: Building these kinds of scalable, growth companies are never solo affairs. “Even the solo founders, essentially created partners and management teams who were great,” says Jordan. He points out that Thomas Parkinson, who founded Peapod online grocery shopping and delivery service finally figured out that he had to hire people who aren’t too good for anything. “They initially hired these MBAs and they were mistakes because they didn’t want to get their hands dirty.”

Hiring the wrong people: Building these kinds of scalable, growth companies are never solo affairs.…