The Happy Startup School

So this just happened…

Digging into the following themes and questions has certainly given me the ammunition to make positive changes in my own life over the…

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex… It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite…

At the Happy Startup School we’re a tiny team with a humungous mission. We exist to redefine business as a force for good focused on…

For several months I had been plotting to set up a business. Testing ideas, building a plan. I’d purchased books, I’d read blogs, I’d…

This year Happy Startup Summercamp turns 5. Described by The Guardian in 2016 as ‘a life affirming rollercoaster of a weekend’ it’s an…

You know the standard format — keynote talks with thinly veiled sales pitches. You try to ‘network’ over a terrible coffee, but something…

A tale of friendship, of struggle, and of a need for belonging.

Realising your ideas from investing in yourself

I’ve seen a lot of writing and listened to many talks recently about the Future of Work. Technology and shifting patterns of employment…

How to lose your self and find your way

Why busyness is the new status symbol

Some of the most successful people I know are the least satisfied and least at ease in the world.

After 15 years as the founder of my own company, I spent the last few years coaching and advising other founders. Now I’m back in founder…

User-friendly apps that have made our life a whole lot easier at The Happy Startup School, and will also help you find team flow

Life is about choices, so what are you willing to let go of?

My friend Haje Jan Kamps, founder of Life Folder posted this today:

Too often we take the well-trodden path, but there’s a better way that challenges convention — from marketing to leadership. Here are some…

It’s been a while, right?

Since 2013 The Happy Startup School has grown from a little idea to a global movement of purpose-driven people and businesses. Learn how we…

The myth

The now legendary Alptitude is back. If you hate conferences too then read on…

Guest post by Kees Klomp, author and serial entrepreneur

How often do you do nothing? I mean really do nothing?