Over the past 15 years, I have received several interns and students per year. In addition to the above, I have spent the past five years mentoring startup founders. Here is what I see over and over again. So many of them are just lost. And the best description I can give them is “Lostpreneurs”. […]
Lostpreneurs. The new term for budding entrepreneurs who haven’t found their passion. Read More »
Most of us love reading. Yes, we all do. By nature, we all thrive and enjoy learning and reading is one form and part of the learning process. If you are a startup founder, CEO, or simply interested in self-development techniques and creating a better version of yourself, you know that you need to aim
Book recommendations. My reasons for doing it and why you should do it too. Read More »
Over the past four years, I have been working with many Startup Accelerators and incubators mostly helping entrepreneurs and startup founders with their pitchdeck. Most of these entrepreneurs have smart ideas, solutions, and good experience in their sector. Many are tackling serious problems, offering innovative solutions that leave you thinking why hasn’t this been done
Maybe some of my Toastmasters and professional speakers can relate to this stage fright. We have all had it at some point or another and some of us may still have it. I for sure can relate to this. Many times the feeling hits me hard. What am I doing here? I am nobody, pretending
What happens to you when you are standing in the spotlight just before your speech? Read More »
Were you told by your parents, or grandparents \”Hey kido, Get a job, work hard. Money doesn\’t grow on trees?\” We are programmed from day 1. We are fed information and all this information sets at some point turn into our beliefs. A while back I wrote an article on \”Hard Work VS Effort\”. I
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
The entrepreneurial Toolset for speakers Read More »
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
Startup Life: Work is fun when you have Passion & Vision Read More »
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
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
Learn to Speak The Investors Language. Key points when fundraising for your startup Read More »
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
The Fire App that saved the mountains: An example of exemplary entrepreneurship Read More »