The key to finding and meeting VCs isn’t cold emails or playing a high-volume game — it’s all in the introductions. And anyone can get them.
I’ve been fortunate enough to have success in building technology businesses and have…
I worked on two very different startups, with two very different teams, during my MBA at Stanford.
“Stay Stupid. The three dumbest guys I can think of: Charles Lindbergh, Steve Jobs, Winston Churchill. Why…
Not all decisions require a meeting in order to drive next steps, and too many meetings have way too many people to be effective.
and other things I learned working the vintage at Bindi
I originally published this post in my weekly-ish newsletter “Drinking from the…
“I’m not what I think I am, I’m not what you think I am, I am what I think you think…
I’ve been self employed one way or another for most of my life. I’ve always struggled with someone just telling me what to do…
My POEM Framework is being used by an increasing number of entrepreneurs and startups as a guide…
Do you know about that one thing that is common among the most influential entrepreneurs of the world? Majority of them are in the regular habit of reading an inspiring book every day even for just a few minutes. If you too wish to be in the…
Entrepreneurship is one of my favorite things about being a student. I love it because it gives me freedom to pursue the projects that I’m passionate about and I love doing it as a student because at my age…
Bayangkan ini.
By Kajal Sanghrajka, @kajalnyclon
In previous editions of the Transatlantic Post, I’ve written about how critical it is for the best and brightest…
Interestingly, most of the people have a common misconception is that “You have to win the race of life”. So, work hard, choose…
By Hayley C. Farmer
For some fortunate people, they know exactly what they want to do in life at an early…
Cultivating any community takes thoughtful processes and dedicated people. Cultivating an…
What Does It Take to Create 1000 True Fans?
I sold my first deal as a solo investor this past week. In my career I’ve bought and sold a fair number of deals, but I’ve always had scores of brokers, lawyers, accountants and other advisers on call to help with the process. More importantly, the size and scale of my employers and the volume of…
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life.
Epictetus
Freedom, the most desirable and appraised state of the human being. The most…
I asked a question to Reddit’s r/startups recently, wondering how the community overcame the challenge…
We all live our lives through the prism of multiple timeframes : short term, mid term and long term.
You probably have plans that usually fall within each of these timeframes.
And if you don’t, you should.
I’ve made a habit in life of constantly looking forwards and analysing the coming days, weeks…
Looking to go a certain direction? Swifte’s got you covered!
Philip Gilpin : http://www.itvfest.com/the-festival
Anyone who has been even kind of involved in tech for the last nine years has probably heard of design thinking. The methodology has become only more and more prominent since IDEO and others popularized it in the 90's. Design thinking workshops, classes…
You have an idea of what your company is going to become. You plan and you strategise. But once you…
Goal planning is not just for the new year. Without a destination in mind, we can’t…
Part 1 — The death of the first baby (the app Twyxt)
I haven’t been writing for a long time. A few years have passed since my last blog post. All those posts in the past where about the most important relationship.
Building is hard.
It’s extremely hard. We live in the most connected time in the history of humanity.
The two teenagers from Delhi, following their passion for Research and innovation, are all set for changing the world and making it a better…
Every one of us will experience stressful situations from time to time. It might be pressure…
“I have not failed…
So, I had an electric scooter accident in San Francisco on the weekend.
The best and probably the only way to stand out online is to do what nobody else is doing.
So what is it that nobody else is doing?
Caring.
Listening.
My entrepreneurial instincts were there from the age of six or seven — getting myself…
Suppose, I told you if it rains, I won’t visit you. It didn’t rain and I didn’t visit you. Am I a liar? No. This is what…
Are you a software engineer in early stage of your career? Here are few reasons you should join a start up.
Nos últimos anos comecei a me conectar mais com a área de Educação, de forma específica trabalhando com…
You may not know it, but there is an entire industry of bullshit-peddeling “experts” trying to take your…
Let’s be real. We’ve all been there.
Not all of us are born leaders.
Learned and written in collaboration with Nicholas Skytland
In the past, data were written and stored in archive to keep a record of them. This was inefficient in many ways. The task was manually achieved, the authentic replication was not assured, the process required a lot of time.
This news story by Fox News Voices regarding the cost of higher education in America has me really thinking. As a parent of two teens, college is a daily conversation in our house…
Having the ability to see something 10, 20, or 50 years in the future is exceptionally hard. Leaders with a…
I recently found out that the English word velitation comes from Latin vēlitātiōn- (stem of vēlitātiō) “skirmish,” ultimately a derivation…
Opening a new business is like constructing a building; the founders have to take into consideration to not…
A trend is emerging in venture capital that is good news for the Midwest startup ecosystem: Companies led by seasoned entrepreneurs who strategically opened major offices in both the Midwest and Silicon Valley attract funding…
Your time is short and valuable, so I will not waste it on fluff. You would, however, need to take on these points and do more research on them, in the event that you like and agree with them.
It’s one thing to decide to start your own business; quite another to find the right niche to enter…
April 29 through May 5, 2018 is National Small Business Week. This is my third year in…
We all want to do something in our life. Maybe start a business, travel, start a band…
These last few days I was reflecting on this ‘THING’. I mean a well thought decision -making process— which at first seemed like an alien and it scared the bubbles out of me. It was a…
April showers brought super fun StartOut events, investments in LGBTQ entrepreneurs, an #AMAmazing Ask-Me-Anything on our Forum and we got a deep dive on political representation of LGBTQ entrepreneurs— check it out.
Public markets force incumbent companies to behave in specific ways — opening opportunities for startups to go after (either greenfield/white space/blue ocean — pick your analogy) or in direct competition.
The social network business model of the present day is being dissected in this micro-era of…
We all want to stand out at work, primarily in a good way. However, it is not as easy…
When I was a child, I thought being grown meant you could make your own decisions, eat as much ice cream as…
How to receive honest, reliable and good quality feedback? How to properly implement it and act on it?
My new boss opens the door and we walk into the building.
He gives a quick tour of the new facility. We step into the board room and it is a project in the works, just on its own. The building has…
An ode to altMBA prompt #2.
I like to do things quickly. When I make up my mind, I move fast without looking back. A perfect example is when I’m deciding what to eat out at a restaurant. As soon as something delicious catches my eye…
Digital Frontier Series
A persistent lack of equity in the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector — also…
Deciding to Step Up and put my dream out there was a big decision. Ironic how the next big decision actually…
About a year ago I called the college I graduated from and said “Hey, why don’t I have my diploma yet, I walked across the stage like 5 months ago!” They replied, “Sir, you still have to finish one last math class.” This was a…
Goal
I want to create a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) for a Curated Restaurant Recommendation App.
Outcome
Note: My wife works for The Atlantic, but I have not discussed this article with her or shared information from her experience, only those ideas which I’ve personally turned over in my head — the informed reader should not…
For the last few months, I’ve thought extensively about the possibilities of summer 2018.
Written at 90 wpm. A reflection I normally keep to myself or to my locked tumblr account, made public.
Four years ago I graduated from university. Certain of where I would like to be after 10 years, without any idea, knowledge, or skill to get there.
What image does May Day conjure up for you? My mind first jumped to workers’ rights and a quick Google…
How many times have you told yourself that you need to stop working for someone else? Have you said to yourself — if…
Being done daydreaming and doing real stuff is a wonderful way to live. Good on you, Jessica.
By: Emmanuelle Gimenez
Becoming an attorney-at-law is not an easy task. It takes years of studying and dedication…
People talk about discipline, focus and short-term pain for long term gain. Sure, they work, but they drain your will power and can lead to you beating yourself up and feelings of guilt.
When you spent half of your life learning, you teach with your sole presence.
Reacher or settler?•••There are two types of people in this world.Reachers and Settlers. •••Reachers are the people who can’t standard where it is they are. They hate the…
Yup, because at the end of the day we are all trying to figure things out.
People who have a life which is a bit or much more harder than ours.
Decide as a matter of duty
“without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act as a matter of duty; for by working without attachment, one attains the Supreme.”
Today we say that the consulting as we know it is being broken.
Why is this so ?
First of all, the consultants were bringing to the companies two things: information/empirical knowledge and advice. So…
Startup Playbook / Y Combinator. Parte I.
Lo primero que deberíamos plantearnos al empezar cualquier empresa es la idea. La idea lo define todo y marca la visión, pasos y objetivos a cumplir a lo largo de la…
I’ve always loved May. There’s a new energy in the air as the flowers start to bloom and everything feels creative and active.
But with that new energy comes a call to take action. A call to stop ignoring the…
This is a short little note to remind you how important 168 is. All of us have 168 hours every week. That’s it. You can’t get 169. If you have 167…well…none of this matters anyway.
In the third episode of The Wes Talbert Show entitled Outwork Everybody, our host Wes Talbert speaks with special guest Kevin Klug, founder and CEO of Klug Fitness. Kevin has toured as the personal trainer for superstars Lady Antebellum (2014–2015) and Sam…
In the next month, I will be graduating from Bethel University with an associate’s degree and transitioning to working full-time at a start-up branding agency in Minneapolis.
In the short time I’ve been creating with them, I have learned a great deal about how…
The New Breed of Author- Entrepreneurs
Are you ready to be an entrepreneur? If you are an Indie author, you already are.
What are you committed to figuring out? What do you want to see through to completion no matter what? What requires you to succeed? Who requires you to succeed? Performance necessity is a powerful motivator and catalyst to drive behavior. What must I do no…
I stumbled upon a post by Alex Dunsdon on ‘My Linky Brain’ and it’s one of the best posts I have read for a long…
YXU is a community of people that are actively pursuing their passions in order to build their best selves. Because we believe that when you…
Good, then let us dance. Do you think you have a Birthright? And if so, what is it?
Have you noticed just how quickly the world is changing, do you need your team to change they way in which…
There is an inherent psychological value attached to paying for something. Something offered for free is innately less valuable and less worthy of a good review. If you pay for a book you are more likely to post a good review because psychologically you are protecting yourself from admitting you made a poor purchase choice. Free books are not psychologically protected this way.
Realest statement ever! People don’t realize that you got to have self care for yourself and that includes SLEEP and resting your mind!
How do you identify what’s wrong? Then, how do you fix it?
A startup is looked down upon as a novice, a pygmy in a world of corporate giants. After all, everybody is in the business of doing business whatever be the scale.
To me values are important ideas, ideals, or beliefs that a person or community holds in high regard. It’s the intangible steering wheel controlling the direction of our lives. And just like culture, it’s a way of life. Our values dictate how we do everything in our life, from the…
It’s funny that even the most creative of ideas can become a habit of routine and normalcy.
I had never thought of writing in a different place, but I can see how the presence of a different atmosphere could really change how the words come out.
Want to know something a little crazy? All of the videos you create starting today will eventually be a part of your story.
Whether you are someone who feels confident in your ability to be decisive, or someone who…
KUALA LUMPUR/DUBAI, Feb 26 (Reuters) — Malaysia welcomed Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday for the start of a rare, month-long Asian tour, where the monarch will build ties and seek to draw more investments to the oil-rich gulf Watch News Updates At <b><a…
I watched “The Disaster Artist” on the plane back from Hong Kong.
Starting a new project can be at the same time challenging and tough. There are a number of issues a new entrepreneur…
That is a sad thing to hear, I’m glad you did not give up, Kelvin. Onward, ever upward.
If you seriously want your business to be successful over an enduring period, then you…
Patience
Be patient.
Enjoy the moment
Work hard.
Stay focused.
Block out noise.
- DO YOU
