You're raising seed funding for your startup. How much do you need? We raised approx. $700,000 (€550,000) for MavenHut. Was that enough? …
Startup Founder
How to find a startup cofounder (and convince them to join you)
What's the best way to convince someone to join you as a co-founder of your startup? Maybe the better question is: is there a best way to …
There are bad days, too
I've crashed hard for the last 2 days. I don't want to do ANYTHING :) Several years ago I've told myself I'll never fly somewhere …
Difficult Investor Questions for the Early Startup Founders
I’ve put together a list of question you should have the answers to by the time you meet your investors. You don’t need a PERFECT answer, …
Personal Health and Fitness as a Business
I’ve been up and down in weight a lot in the last 5 years. The lower limit was 96kgs at some point, the upper one was 115kgs. If the start …
Effective or Efficient, Which One Are You?
A lot of people pride themselves on being efficient. And this is not bad. Unless you're efficient about the wrong things. Which means you're …
If it’s not “Yes”, look for a fast “No”
The best answer you can get to any business request/proposal is, obviously, "yes!". But what's the second best? For a long time, I …
I almost quit MavenHut 6 months after starting it
This post was originally published on Medium Context: I'm in Cork now, mentoring the teams at RebelBio, the BioTech accelerator that …
What’s it like to start a company?
"I remember the bad parts. If you asked me to start a company now I'd go on a corner and cry" thanks 4 keeping it real …
Don’t Stop Growing
One of the things you really need to do when you start up your company is to grow constantly. Do not stop the growth no matter what: pull …