Celebrating startups locally; promoting them globally!
Posted in Opinions on Dec 19th, 2011
Brilliant. Why don’t you just ask for a polar bear who won’t EAT YOUR FACE when you try to pet it? Or ask your cat to stop bringing you tasty treats in the form of dead birds from the garden? There’s no point looking for driven, ambitious, excited and entrepreneurial types when you aren’t ready [...]
Posted in Guest Blogger, Opinions on May 26th, 2011
Today’s contribution has kindly been made by the lovely Dave Black, Design Magician at BlackArts. A short while ago he left a comment on my post Keep It Simple, Stupid and I later asked him if I could include it as a post. He also contributed to StartupCafe here . I’ve chucked in a few images to break [...]
Posted in Opinions on May 23rd, 2011
Are you going to take a guess? The reason is not usually because of technology. The reason is usually connected to the project sociology. What does this mean? It means people. We are a complex conglomerate of cells and when evaluating the success of IT projects most of us need to stop thinking that we [...]
Posted in Opinions on May 8th, 2011
I remember when people who wanted to start businesses were told the best thing they could do is to get rid of their TV. TV was time consuming – it was claimed – and could zap away hours of your time through mindless entertainment that apparently added little to your life. TV has changed significantly [...]
Posted in Opinions on May 2nd, 2011
Business angel Permjot Valia (@permjotvalia) blogs on the reality of the royal succession and how it’s out of place in this day and age. Permjot blogs on Business Angel Blog. Angel investing is like marriage; it is the celebration of hope over statistical reality. So the world is celebrating the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton [...]
Posted in Opinions on Apr 20th, 2011
The excellent fountain of knowledge, Ben Werdmuller, posted a really interesting article which he highlights three things to consider if you’re deciding to be a tech entrepreneur (here are my favourite snippets): 1. Leaders vs Developers – “… being a great leader is not always the same skillset as being a great developer. And neither is necessarily the same [...]
A few weeks ago I went to see Richard Reed give a talk at the London Metropolitan University where he kindly shared some of his experience with us in the form of five lessons. Lessons one and two were posted a couple weeks ago, and the rest are here. Lesson 3: It’s all about the [...]
Richard Reed shared some lessons last week that I thought I’d share with y’all who couldn’t make it to the event at London Metropolitan University. I posted lesson one here: Have a mission that works. So, what’s the second lesson? Lesson 2: Things that start small can get big; (and then small again) The founders [...]
Last week I went to see Richard Reed, founder and CEO of Innocent Drinks give a talk at the London Metropolitan University. If you ever get the opportunity to see him then I’d recommend it. He’s a fairly entertaining presenter and I enjoyed myself immensely. Lesson 1: Have a mission that works Reed himself makes [...]
Posted in Opinions on Mar 22nd, 2011
Who said “it is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time”? Hmm? How far ahead should an entrepreneur look? Nobody would advocate lack of planning but trying to cater for every future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be [...]
Startup Community Guide: Meetups A-Z: Edinburgh is blessed with a thriving tech and startup scene, but it's not just the activity that makes this city special. In my opinion, it'...