Fundamentals of Fundraising- What is missing in your pitch deck
Yesterday I did two one-to-one mentoring sessions. Once again I found both founders to be pitching a great idea. One in the early stage of the idea and all it was missing was just a few small changes to address the investment proposal. The other, well the other I am not quite sure. what to...Continue reading→
10 day entrepreneurship challenge
For the next two weeks (11 to 22 July 2022), over ten days I will be joining the team of Bart Jenezon from 1inspring to help entrepreneurs start their entrepreneurial journey. Over the course of two weeks, more than 10 experts will come together to help you as entrepreneurs tackle each part of your journey...Continue reading→
How to find a real investor for your startup
On one of my free zoom calls one of the entrepreneurs said \”You know, what I really need is a real investor\”. Hmm, I was intrigued? what is a \”real investor\” and how should I go about finding one? So after she presented me with her 15 minute pitch and wonderful idea, I had the...Continue reading→
Fundamentals of fundraising. Learning how to speak the investors\’ language
Do you have a startup? Are you fundraising and sometimes find that it is a struggle to get through to investors? Have you ever asked yourself if you speak the investors\’ language? It might sound like an odd question. You may say if the investor speaks the same language as you. then the answer is:...Continue reading→
What do restaurant service and leadership have in common?
How do you choose the restaurant you go to? And what can that teach you about #serving and #leadership? Is it because of the good customer service, the food, or both? In both cases, there is an aspect that makes that place special, the service. Whether it is the waiters or the kitchen staff or...Continue reading→
Do you let your fear control your passion?
Fear! I think it is only a natural instinct. Leaving the comfort zone for the unknown leaves us so often paralysed and unable to move….. Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend most day mentoring different entrepreneurs. It is what I enjoy doing and above all, I get paid for what I love to do....Continue reading→
Interpreting negative thoughts and signals. The human body driving license
In the last blog posts I have written about The Power of Failure. In this post I hope to make it clear why everything I have explained is simply powerful indicators that you need to learn to receive and interpret. Even if you don’t drive you are familiar with the above image. The warning indicators on...Continue reading→
7 Tips on how to use the power of failure to your Advantage. Tip 7. Emptiness
This is the final post on The Power of FAILURE. The letter “E” for Emptiness. In the past few posts, we have gone through: 1. Frustration 2. Aggression 3. Insecurity 4. Loneliness 5. Uncertainty 6. Resentment All of the above are tips on how to use The Power of Failure for us to achieve our goals...Continue reading→
7 Tips on how to use the power of failure to your Advantage. Tip 6. Resentment
Resentment is simply a mental resistance to accepting something which has already happened. It is made up from two latin words “RE” & “SENTIRE” meaning “BACK” and “TO FEEL”. Therefore resentment is an emotional rehashing or refighting of some event in the past. When things don’t go as planned it is only natural that we...Continue reading→
7 Tips on how to use the power of failure to your Advantage. Tip 5. Uncertainty
Will we ever know if something is going to work or not other than by trying? The only fact we know is uncertainty. We are continuously trying, whether it is new words, bicycle routes, marketing experiments, or new product development. Unfortunately, things always do not turn out the way we had planned or expected. Sometimes...Continue reading→
