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Every once in a while I look to recommend a great book, if you're looking to expand your horizon a bit. This is such a time. But the book isn't new. Far from it. I have had it for more than 10 years, but I have only gotten around to reading it now. The book… Continue reading Learn from Poor Charlie
More than 10 years ago when I was dating, I made it a habit to always Google my date ahead of our first meeting in person. Given what I was doing on an everyday basis at work it just felt natural to try to get a bit of insight beforehand and satisfy part of my… Continue reading The ‘naked’ online presence
Until yesterday I hadn't been 'fortunate' enough to be invited to Clubhouse yet. But until the invite came, I could see some people complaining that there isn't a 'Listen later' feature in the product, and how odd it is. Actually, I think it's borderline brilliant. One of the big challenges of everything digital is that… Continue reading In da (Club)house
When trying to build a powerful startup team from scratch, I have found there is one trait it's hugely important to have in every co-founder; Ambassadorship. With that I mean a person who will take the torch, carry it everywhere and be an unconditional spokesperson for what your team is setting out to accomplish. The… Continue reading Find your ambassadors
When you're passionate about something, it is very easy to let passion get the better of you and lose the grander perspective on things. That's the trouble with passion; it has a capacity to leave you blind-sighted during the very times when you need perspective the most. You focus too much on the here and… Continue reading Passion versus perspective
Today is the birthday of my youngest daughter. It is also the anniversary of my mother-in-laws passing. And co-incidentally it is also the date where my beloved Blackburn Rovers back in the day signed one of its greatest players ever and my personal favorite, Matt Jansen. Why mention all this? Because sometimes when someone or… Continue reading Life, death and memories
"They will love it, when they see it. And they will realize that this is just what they have been waiting for." Trying to build something for a market that's nascent is super hard on so many levels. Yet, it is also one of those areas where time and time again, I meet founders who… Continue reading Arghh, it’s good enough
When I was a kid, I enjoyed playing chess. I was part of my school chess club, part of the first team and at one time actually won the local county (amt) championship in my age group. Chess was fun and interesting. And taught me a couple of important lessons about life; Looking and planning… Continue reading What chess taught me