What I learned from starting an on demand snack delivery service
TL;DR For a theoretical Ecommerce website making $3,000,000/yr with 145 categories of products, a single common N+1 Query issue could cost around $213,000 in revenue per year.
爸媽最近常問我幹嘛一直去上課，一個禮拜幾乎快天天報到，我都跟他們說加盟一個企業不去學如何經營哪能開店？你肯總公司也不肯拿整個品牌商譽來開玩笑啊！想想我們去加盟小…
Many people dream of becoming an entrepreneur, having their own startup, and watching their company become hugely…
A lot of people tell me I have an unusual ‘lifestyle’. I have to admit it’s not exactly conventional. So for…
This article is part of my series of articles and stories I will be sharing about managing business incubators and tech spaces in Africa. I have also developed a tool for the same subject which can be accessed here.
Every quarter I intend on writing a few ideas which I think are interesting but not ideal for me to work on. Some are not ideal…
One of my friends recently asked me: how was I not on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook more…
If you’ve attached life’s meaning to your career you’ve seen this story play a thousand…
Entrepreneurs don’t do mere business — they innovate, they solve problems around us. When…
Abra Founder & CEO, Bill Barhydt, built the first global wallet to buy, store & invest 20 crypto- & 50 fiat currencies. In this episode, he shares insights on…
Inspired by the Wu Tang Clan’s highly influential album “Enter the 36 Chambers”, 36 Chapters is a media company that seeks to…
The Difference Between an Admirer and a Friend
Those who stayed with you when you were down are friends. Those who came to you when you succeed are admirers. In life you will have many admirers and few friends. Never prioritize admirers over friends or it will be a matter of time before you are back down again. So don’t…
“Growth can only occur where there is strain or damage”.
If you are a gamer, you might have heard of pages like Kinguin, G2A, Cdkeys, Voidu, GOG, and many others alike. Maybe you have…
At first glance you might assume that takers do better in life, get more and achieve greater success and even wealth than givers. However, depending on how you want to define these four outcomes consider; givers live longer, are healthier, impact others in a more…
This is one of the first questions you’ll ask someone new you just met.
Groucho Marx, a great comedian of a bygone era, once said “I refuse to join any club that would have me as member”. I’ve always identified with that sentiment and have tended to avoid clubs, movements, collective and labels.
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” — Jim Rohn
Negotiate with yourself to get more time inside of your business without alienating your…
I have no morning routine.
I wake up whenever I wake up.
I don’t have to do lists.
I switch from one thing to another.
I barely finish stuff.
Tariana V. Little was a fellow in our inaugural Scratchpad Fellowship this past January. This semester she’s been working on her project, FooFii, at the Harvard iLab. Her team plans to pilot the beta platform this summer in health centers and…
If you are looking for an incredible camp experience this summer, check out our Young Innovators Checklist to see if our program is a good fit for you!
Or: a brief chronicle of your failed Instagram seduction
Everyone knows that Evernote is a great tool for managing to-do lists. I keep an Evernote note open on my work desktop every day that I use to track any upcoming projects that day or that week. Plus I can write reminders to myself so nothing slips through…
Finding investors is probably one of the most challenging step for startups. You may need to speak hundreds of investors…
On almost every project I’m on, people ask me how their business should be using social media. Occasionally the answer is clear-cut. If you have a gourmet pastry shop, posting Instagrams of your pastries could be a good option for you. Or, if you run a…
Are you open? I mean really willing to give some honest answers? I’ll tell you why I’m…
Stop fucking cheating.•••Why the fuck is everyone so shocked when people in relationships cheat on each other, when in reality everybody is already cheating on themselves? •••…
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A mastermind group is a collection of individuals that come together to hit…
I think a lot about my next step in life when I was in Melbourne since I took almost 2 weeks…
Like seriously, what’s it going to take for you to remove your mask!
Thanks for reading Alex! I can see how you might feel that way. My only intention is to share my story and truth as I hope others can find a similar path.
I certainly understand the resistance and skepticism most face in leaving a more traditional path as I was there as well. I am unbelievably grateful I did and for the…
This challenge is about being interested in others rather than yourself.By reaching your friends, fellows and family member…
There are many days when I am running trails in the Bighorn Mountains where I am enjoying the run so much that I miss a turn and keep moving relentlessly forward until I become hopelessly lost. During these times I do a lot of backtracking, climbing up high and…
As a kid, Gautam Gupta struggled with his weight. At 18, he knew he had to make a change. He made a significant…
After a successful trial, Abode Buddy is happy to announce the expansion of our services to London zone…
The Vietnam War, the images of the bombing time have taken away the blood of many people of the two countries, The following social sharing pictures can give you a different perspective on history. In the pain and fierce of war, somewhere still shows warm love. All the images of the lives of…
Q: Does eating dog food make you turn into a dog?
A: In the first episode of The Rugrats, the babies want to eat dog food because they think eating it will turn them into dogs. Once they eat the food, someone says, “Do you…
For small business owners and freelancers, we don’t have a sales team or content creator or a CFO — we are our own team! So first of all, tell yourself how proud you are of all the things you’ve accomplished on your own. You deserve a good cup of coffee and a chocolate donut. Some of you might choose an hour massage or go hike or movie/dinner with a…
Ego. We all have it. We all defend it and protect it at all costs. At the slightest sign of it being challenged, hurt…
We all strive for greatness in one form or another and rightfully so. However, some get it while most others don’t. It makes one wonder what is so different in the DNA of all these wildly successful people all around us. Are they really Super Humans born…
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Business studies class, 1999, our teacher — Mr Tredwin, dressed in his usual…
3 Ways to break through those walls and embrace failure and grow
Ever woken up in the night in a cold panic, thoughts racing about what you have to achieve and all the hurdles that you…
Christian,
I love long responses! It shows me how much you really read and thought about the article. It’s the 2 or 3 word ones that drive me insane! LOL.
But I agree; Getting help has a heavy stigma attached to it here in the States as well as in your country. I still fight with it. I don’t want the…
Running your own business is chaotic and overwhelming. With days fluctuating from really great to defeating bad, it’s difficult to create consistent work and maintain balance and happiness.
Long before I became a CMO, I worked for over seven years making low-budget…
Staying motivated can be one of the biggest challenges to doing anything in life. Especially on those days when you wake up and immediately want to go back to bed.
Ken Gilbert www.bemoreactive.eu
You can dream of adding value. You can talk about adding value. You can tell yourself that you are adding value. Or you can get real and commit to adding value. Right now. And that’s the crux of the London…
A bit of a shorter edition this week. Hope you enjoy!
I think sometimes entrepreneurship gets a bad rep for being overly complicated and all about the “hustle”. Especially if you want to be an entrepreneur and also have a side project (or full-time job), healthy relationships and a family or a social life…
Bonsai :: non-literal translation :: Container.Kaizen :: non-literal translation :: Building up the weak points.
Week of 2 Apr — 8 Apr
Side hustles are usually for monetary benefits. Like people working two jobs to cover their needs.
On the other hand, a passion project is something you find fullfillment in.
The two words are being interwined and the translation is loose.
I would love to know what the N.A. stands for? Also in your great and helpful advice if I could add a book by Stephen King, “On Writing” that I found exceptional.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts out loud!
The core concept here is that every one who will attend the meeting should prepare for their ideas instead of seeking them during the meeting.
How many times have you seen quotes about high-level CEOs making time to exercise first thing in the morning? Maybe you’ve tried to emulate that but chances are, you haven’t gotten the overall health results…
Dale Harbison Carnegie was a famous writer and lecturer as he had developed famous courses in self-improvement, corporate training, public speaking interpersonal skills. He remains popular today due to his famous book How to Win Friends and Influence…
Honestly, it’s not a specific Slam at you, it’s more that when ever someone wants to talk about icky girl habits, they bring up knitting. I see it on coaching sites, men’s sites, and other places. No one has to do it, except someone who wants to do it. But if you heard the thing you like that brings you Joy disparage on a regular basis, you’d…
There’s no second chance to give a first impression.
I remember when one of my teachers told me this phrase. It struck me like lightning.
It’s really crazy to think about it. The first impression can make you or break you, because it puts a…
In our collective imagination, we are coming to grips with ecology, resource management, population pressure, and scarcity. Lots of movies, articles, conversations about it. We ask ourselves, what should we do? What’s the best strategy for the smart species on the planet?
Today’s self-empowering communication to positively affect yourself:
Repeat with me: I AM SUCCESS EVERY MOMENT!
When one door closes another door opens; or does it?
This article actually motivated me. I’m a construction field engineer, learning how to code on my free time and currently building a small web app to text my skills and eventually building my own small tech business. Entrepreneurship is a lonely path, My social life as dramatically lowered. But these kind of post make me feel that I’m not alone and…
In this Episode I’ll be talking about what my brain thinks of as my next project and what steps have I made to make it work.
I have learnt alot from this book, but the most important thing that I have learnt from this book is to prove that how much you are interested in other people. How much sincere you are with them. Good things will happen if you learnt to live with this…
I love #3! Because of internet marketing everybody is branding them self. They burn out sometime later because it was not their thing and they do not enjoy it. But I underestimated #1. I am just realizing how important this is. I am afraid of #2. Because not all rules are based in logic. This is also what we see on the internet. They are challenging the rules and redefining them. Don’t you agree?
How to win friends and influence people?
We learned so many things in this lesson. First if we merely try to impress people so people are interesting in you. Second when you try to show your interest with the people so other people are interesting in you. Lets us take an example of the real life when i was doing Matric so in…
So true
