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LIFE HACKS FOR RESILIENT ENTREPRENEURS
From Hands-On to Hands-Free: The Manual to Automation Journey
Automation is a process, not a project, and it requires deep business understanding you can only gain from doing things manually first.
“Let’s automate this!” How often have you witnessed automation being heralded as the one and only solution to every problem?
In the IT industry, automation is paramount. Automation is second nature to engineers — from server maintenance to data migration to administrative functions in the back office. As I am both an engineer and the Founder & CEO of Yonder, I am the driver behind quite some automation efforts in our company.
But let’s think twice. Is automation the right answer in all cases? Here are some insights based on real-life experience.
Step 1: Know Your Tasks
Automation can never be the first step, as you need to know what you want to automate before you can automate it. Unless, of course, you’re automating straightforward tasks like sending an expense sheet to all your employees.
Let’s look at two specific examples from Yonder.
