Qualities of a good mentor- Part 2 Encouragement
Regardless if you are an entrepreneur with a startup or not you will always benefit from good mentors. Mentors play a vital role in our success. Unlike school and university where you learn theory, fundamentals, facts, and specific details from the teachers and professors, your mentors don’t often teach you specifics. Today, I share with...Continue reading→
Qualities of a good mentor- Part 1 Enabling
If you are a startup founder you have already been assigned a mentor, you have either benefited or even come to hate them. Mentors are all around us and not confined to just startup life. Your friends are or could be your mentors but generally, I would say that your mentors are people who encourage...Continue reading→
What should you look for in a mentor? The qualities of a good mentor.
Last weekend I attended the 40th anniversary of the school where I finished my A levels. One thing was evident as some of the ex-students took to the stage, it was the showering thanks and gratitude extended towards some of their teachers What is it that comes to your mind when you think of a...Continue reading→
Short VS long meeting. What corporates and associations can learn from startups
Over the past few months as I slowly have re-entered the work arena (after a short break) I have found myself attending more and more and more meetings. Meetings that last anything from 30 minutes to 2 hours. Unproductive? You bet. As early as 2003, I started practicing what later became a phenomenon in the...Continue reading→
The subtle art of fundraising: Learning to speak the investors’ language. My presentation at Startup Expo2022
Yesterday I had the pleasure of sharing the online stage at Startup Expo 2022 with many other top mentors across the world. As an entrepreneur and startup I went through this phase of fundraising. It is always more difficult to see what you are doing wrong. As entrepreneurs, we are all so focused on our...Continue reading→
Software as a Service, Life as a Service. Where will the subscription models end up?
Life as a Service! B2B, B2C, B2B2C where will it all end? You know I love SaaS. It is simple, a no-brainer and in particular for Businesses it makes sense. However, I think we are soon due for a new model. Today’s world is turning into big subscription services, pay to listen to music, fixed...Continue reading→
Learn to Speak The Investors Language. Key points when fundraising for your startup
If you are lucky enough to read this in time you can join me for a live session today at 15:00 CET on zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85182217882#success In today’s session, I will tell you what investors really want to hear, the basic information you need to present them with, and finally how to make your pitch memorable and...Continue reading→
The Fire App that saved the mountains: An example of exemplary entrepreneurship
The million dollar question & The Fire App that saved Mijas mountains last weekend. These are the two questions I ask entrepreneurs at each event. 1) What would you do if you won the lottery tomorrow? 2) What would you do if you never received any funding? Here is the best example I can give...Continue reading→
Fundamentals of fundraising for early stage startups
Over the past few years, I have seen a craze in Europe with early-stage VCs backing startup teams that have nothing but an idea. They throw money at them and hope that one or more of them would live to see the light of day. Almost 10 or more years behind USA, I have heard...Continue reading→
Fundamentals of Fundraising for startups. Be clear about how much money you really need
I mentioned in my last post that I will analyse the second pitch I had heard and I also made it clear that the pitch was unclear to me. So here is how it started. I got an overview of what the product is and honestly, it sounded very interesting. He told me all about...Continue reading→
