Monthly Archives: October 2013

I have failed way more times than I have succeeded. I have owned businesses before, from owning a butchery, to an internet cafe, to vending machines, to dry cleaners etc. Some of those businesses went well, some went bust. My … Continue reading →

The Revolution There is a revolution going on and it is sort of hard to notice this revolution because revolutions take more than a week. For 150 years we lived in an industrial economy. The industrial revolution led to industries, … Continue reading →

What works in business is “doing”. Executing the plan requires effort. It is the muscle, the labor and the heavy lifting that gets the job done. If you are wishing a potential calls you to buy something, the wait is … Continue reading →

Fitting in is a short-term strategy to get you nowhere. Standing out is a long-term strategy, it takes guts and produces results. If you care enough about your work to be willing to be criticised for it then you have … Continue reading →

It’s a two-way learning experience. As much as I thought I’d be teaching a startup entrepreneur a thing or two, they taught me a ton more. It is truly a mutually beneficial alliance. I share my insights and experience. They … Continue reading →

1. If you have not allowed the person you’re speaking with to actually speak in the last 60 seconds, you’re not networking, you’re monologing. Unless your name is Hamlet, quit it! There are few things as frustrating as someone who … Continue reading →

Two pieces of advice I tell startup entrepreneurs that I wish you knew when I got started First, if you’re doing it for fame and fortune. Don’t do it. Do it to change your little part of the world, to … Continue reading →

Startup Tip 1: Start with a good business idea. Startup Tip 2: Give yourself a competitive advantage – Get organised & work; make your ideas happen. Startup Tip 3: Make creating customer value your primary focus. Startup Tip 4: Get … Continue reading →

Certain books should come with a warning sign “it might change your life” because they may have a profound impact on your outlook after reading them, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is one such book. I read the book and re-read … Continue reading →

Make sure you can answer the following questions clearly: – What do you do? – What do you stand for? – What problem are you solving? A number of entrepreneurship struggle to describe what their businesses did. Seth Godin says: … Continue reading →