Robert ByeSpend money like you’re mindfully investing itMoney is a bizarre thing. We spend 8+ hours a day investing our time and energy to earn it, but when it comes to purchasing something, we…Feb 18, 2020Feb 18, 2020
Robert ByeBurnout sucksI wrote this below post in 2016 when my startup was on the brink of collapse (a few months later, we did close the company down), and at…Oct 10, 2019Oct 10, 2019
Robert Bye“Sign in with Apple” is the ultimate tool for ecosystem lock-in.iMessage used to be the biggest method of locking people into Apple’s ecosystem, but this legitimately great privacy tool is a dark horse…Jun 3, 20191Jun 3, 20191
Robert ByeRead regularly, create daily, rest wellNew Years resolutions are often attempts at drastic changes to lifestyles which people regularly give up within a matter of weeks, if not…Jan 2, 20182Jan 2, 20182
Robert Bye6 tips to get through the first year of your startupThis time last year, the second company I started, and my first tech startup, began to fail. We reached the end of our financial runway and…Nov 22, 2017Nov 22, 2017
Robert ByeWhat went wrong at AvailoOver the last 18 months we had a few “learning experiences” (read, we made a fair few mistakes), and we think it’s always good to be open…Apr 3, 20171Apr 3, 20171
Robert ByeAvailo is offline. BLKBK is now live.In 2015 we set out to build a platform that would make freelancing easier for designers/art directors/illustrators of all digital…Apr 3, 20174Apr 3, 20174
Robert ByeAvailo in 2017Last year was a pretty hectic year for Availo. We launched our mobile app, quickly realised we also needed a web client, built and launched…Jan 10, 2017Jan 10, 2017
Robert ByeThe designers guide to startup equity‘Every single employee of an early stage startup should be more than willing to take a pay cut in return for equity. And if this isn’t your…Dec 5, 20165Dec 5, 20165
Robert ByeWe’ve launched (our beta) 🎉🍾🍻8 months ago Availo was co-founded by myself, Nick & Nick and we’re now finally ready to show everyone what we’ve been building. Most…Nov 8, 20161Nov 8, 20161