What is an idea? It's just a thought in your head about potentially doing something in the future. It can be easy to get overly attached to our ideas at...
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This blog/vlog is all about capturing the real story of launching a new business to share with others interested in pathing a similar path. My plan is to share all...
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The last month of the program was dominated by preparation for the Demo night, where we'd be pitching the results of the last 6 months to a crowded room of...
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Steve Blank once famously said “no plan survives first contact with customers.” This statement highlights that as an early stage…
Launching a business is hard work. The old saying that ‘if it was easy, everyone would be doing it’ certainly…
This week was split between attending the ASU GSV conference in Salt Lake City and meeting Edtech startups in New…
Confidence is the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something. When that thing is an early…
The ASU GSV is the largest EdTech conference in the world. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah for 2017 the…
A new business is like a blank canvas, with limitless possibilities to design your ideal solution to the problem you’re…
An early stage business shares many of the same functions as a larger company such as product development, marketing, accounting…
The importance of brand for a startup tends to be a polarising issue. Some people say that a quality brand…
Do you ever get the feeling that the people you’re talking to just aren’t picking up what you’re putting down?…
One of the most rewarding aspects of running your own company is the personal growth that you experience along the…
Launching a business comes with pressure, that’s no secret. In the early days, with such a small team there is…
When launching a startup you want to apply a Buddhist mindset, you need to have complete emotional detachment from your…
I’m not sure what the exact statistic is, but it’s well known that the number one reason that startups fail…
“Build it and they will come is not a business strategy, it’s a prayer.” – Steve Blank If you’ve been…
When running a business you’d like to be across everything. If there’s a problem coming around the corner, you’d want…
Every business starts with an idea. A vision for the future, usually built around a better way of doing things…
Welcome to the second instalment of the Accelerator diaries. They say it takes 30 days to form a habit so…
