That\’s the question I put to my PSA (Professional Speakers Association) group yesterday. Within seconds the renowned leadership expert Gordon Tregold and Caroline Dream, the humour and creativity expert suggested that it was a fantastic title for a blog. What would you have done? What would you have done if you were working for someone […]
I know, it is not hardcore science, in fact, I can hardly prove it. Everything that I claim could be marked off as coincidental and my whole claim to many people is put down as superstitious. But let me tell you why it is misunderstood by some and how you can harness that power. Roughly
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It is easy to say this now, but when I started in 2008 many of the articles and suggestions I could find on the internet for fundraising and getting investors interested were based on startups in USA. In hindsight, and in my experience many of them proved to be an ABSOLUTE WASTE OF MONEY. I
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A few weeks ago I was giving a pitching class at an incubator and the manager of the incubator at the end of the session said that\’s all fine but we have a structure. They must stick to it and that\’s how it is done. Your way of doing it is nice but we cannot
For those of you who know me, you know how much I believe in following your passion. I rave about it, I remind entrepreneurs at the end of each session and that this journey is not about following money, rather it is about following your passion. In my recent post \”And the banker left her
Yesterday I was at another startup event where three different founders pitched their startup. While speaking in English was difficult for two of the founders and they struggled through the presentation, one thing was common in all of them. Lack of Clarity and Focus. It just happens that a few days earlier I had read
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If you are an entrepreneur and have a startup, by now you must have seen some of your other startup friends and founders pitch their ideas and projects. This year so far, I have seen around 30 or more. Without failure what I see is the following. Take a look at your competition analysis table
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I am still pondering on the article I read yesterday “Your parents taught you leadership skills and you didn’t even notice”, by Peter McKenzie. Apart from the good things we have learnt from our parents and with all good intentions while most were good, some were wrong, it was only their experience and equally what
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Too often we think that bankers, top CEOs, and the people in the high ranking official jobs are really having a great time. They have a luxury life, everything a person could want and what else can one wish for? \”Following one\’s dream\”. That\’s the one thing that many including those who have it all
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Have the incubators, accelerators and all the advisors have gone bananas? There is so much hype and emphasis on the TAM, SAM, SOM and the bigger picture of the market potential that most startups miss and fail to answer the most common and basic questions. This is my last post in this series of how