Did they tell you that your idea won\’t work?
I am sure that you have probably faced this situation once or twice, if not more, in your life. You are all enthusiastic, fired up with energy, you have this grand idea that is going to change the world or make you billions, and bang, when you share it with the one person whom you...Continue reading→
Is it possible that saving money is a bad idea?
What is your relationship with money? Are you a spender or a saver? How do you value money and where do you get those values from? They say that you get most of these from your childhood and mostly from your parents. I don\’t know about you, but my parents always told me to make...Continue reading→
The entrepreneurial Toolset for speakers
Some of the best ideas come from applying learnt skills and tools from one discipline to another. In my case, I have been in software development (programming) & startups for most of my life. In the course of my working life, I have had to use numerous tools for productivity and achieving my objectives. Some...Continue reading→
Lessons in leadership. 25 years as an entrepreneur
Experience is the name we give to our mistakes. Last night I was honoured to be asked by the Eloquent Leaders Toastmasters Club to be one of the keynote speakers, alongside Jessica Breitenfeld (2022 champion of public speaking in the Iberian peninsula) I was asked to speak about #Leadership and my first reaction was, I...Continue reading→
Kill Your Darling. The art of cutting out the crap from your startup pitch deck
Before I get to the point, I thought I should add something in simple acknowledgment. As you know my morning routine is waking up around 5:00 am with a bit of exercise followed by reading. Yet as I read a chapter from a very interesting book and many new ideas came to my mind, that...Continue reading→
3 Tips on how to jump start your day.
Do you struggle to get out of bed in the morning? Well, it depends on if you are a night owl or a morning bird. It doesn\’t really matter which one you are and what time you wake up for work. What matters is how you wake up and how you feel when you wake...Continue reading→
How to ahcieve your objectives: Team Work
Two months ago, I was elected as the president of my Toastmasters club for a second time. The Achievers Marbella Toastmasters Club. Once a thriving club with almost 50 members, we had found ourselves struggling with rebuilding the membership after Covid. Like many other clubs, it had been a challenge. Many elder members now had...Continue reading→
Startup Life: Work is fun when you have Passion & Vision
This was last night. As we started on something we thought was going to be a quick job that carried on into the late afternoon and ended up being a late-night job. Initially, it was just the three of us. My ex-developer who had come over to help, my new intern, and myself. We were...Continue reading→
The ABC of Mentoring and startup mentors
There is one thing for sure, and that is the fact that we are never born with a skill. From the basics of walking and talking; to the next steps of running, jumping, reading, writing; and finally converting those into skills. We are all learning and at each step, we can only improve upon our...Continue reading→
Qualities of a good mentor- Part 3 Humbleness
I love this poem and I think it says it all in one simple sentence. “The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.” (Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet, 1833–1913) Along my path, I have met many Businessmen,...Continue reading→
