We’re in the business of convincing. It doesn’t matter if you’re the CEO, the co-founder… You need to convince customers, investors, clients, press…
The Problem with Startup Advice
The Problem with Startup Advice
What you should be doing is thinking about this more like a Pinterest board—meant to inspire and not necessarily for you to just buy everything. When someone tells you they achieved success because they launched a mobile app, that means you should go off and consider whether it’s appropriate for what you’re doing to be on mobile. Does it work for your customer? Is what mobile did for someone else relevant to what you’re doing?
You still need to think with your own brain. Fortunately :)
Google Doodle ZX Spectrum
Google UK is celebrating 30 years since the birth of Sinclair ZX Spectrum with a doodle. Those were the times, I can’t believe I actually used one of those around 27 years ago.
Soshable’s Tagline
I love Soshable.com ‘s tagline:
“People Soshalize. They don’t care how it’s spelled. They just do it”
Amsterdam
Amsterdam from the top, at Nemo Science Center
New Mercedes Benz SL
The new Mercedes-Benz SL looks amazing
Would you attend a conference featuring your network?
– Thisisgoingtobebig.com – Would you attend a conference featuring your network?
Building out the panels is a focus on trends and news—but more importantly what’s going on right now that people are talking about. If you can’t, off the top of your head, come up with 5-10 panel topics for an area that you’re interested in, than you’re just not paying enough attention.
An exercise to do if you are really interested and passionat about the area you are in.
Dublin’s Tips on Tipping
Tips on tipping. In Dublin, Brasserie Sixty6
The Most Helpful Advice I Have Read
The Most Helpful Advice I Have Read
“If you review your first site version and don’t feel embarrassment, you spent too much time on it.”
- Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn
How We Fooled Ourselves into Delaying Our Startup’s Launch
How We Fooled Ourselves into Delaying Our Startup’s Launch
I think every entrepreneur makes these mistakes at least once in their lifetime.
For those of you that don’t have an amazing excuse (like you will be put in jail if you do this), please launch an early prototype. Not waiting to launch is, by far, the best advice I can give. Hopefully you’ll listen more than we did.