I want to be like you. Can you teach me?
If I have to admit to anything is that I was wrong with many of my teenage and young adult beliefs. I was wrong because I was fed with the wrong data and even as I write this I have to admit and accept that I may still be wrong. However, this is my newly...Continue reading→
What if there were endless opportunities to live the life you secretly flirt with when you daydream?
What if? Just what if? and I would say it is not what if it was possible, rather the problem starts with us thinking it is impossible, or never taking that step. Far too often afraid of leaving the safety zone of our little income and JUMPING. Jumping is scary and you don\’t need to...Continue reading→
If I said I fell off the roof last night, would you think I am making up an excuse not to work today? Work-Life Relationship
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...Continue reading→
Do you believe in the power of visualization?
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...Continue reading→
5 simple tips on making the most of your funds in early stage startups
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...Continue reading→
Dare to be DIFFERENT- understanding the difference between a pitch deck and pitching slides
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...Continue reading→
And the Ex-banker said: \”To be honest it did not feel like work, I was living my childhood fantasies and getting paid for it\”
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...Continue reading→
Pitch to Win. 3 tips for creating a winning pitch
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...Continue reading→
Using the Power of your competition. How to represent your competitors in your pitchdeck
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...Continue reading→
HARD WORK vs EFFORT. What were you told as a child on how to become successful?
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...Continue reading→