Every day we wake up and start our day by thinking about the million things that we have to do; tasks, choirs, goals, and so on. As entrepreneurs and startup founders, this can be even more overwhelming as on top of everything else we have to think about income and our outgoing costs which are […]
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Over the past few weeks, I have found myself in a battle with Linkedin where there is no way to win. They have full control, they believe in their algorithm so much so that there is no human override even though they accept that it may be incorrect. I just have to accept the fact
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They say “Behind every successful man, there is a woman”. I say, “Next to every successful man, there is a woman”. I question my own startup success, but she doesn’t. I criticize myself as an entrepreneur, but she backs me up and praises my achievements. I mess up and she stands by me. No criticism,
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Last weekend our house, our paradise, our sanctuary was ransacked. We were burgled at a time when we least expected it. They trashed the house, leaving it as if 💣a bomb had hit it. When we arrived home, it seemed like the whole house has been turned upside down, or pulled inside out. They had
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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
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
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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
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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
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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.
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