Arghh, it’s good enough

"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

The real drivers for success

One of the general misconceptions about startups is that too much value is being placed on the idea itself or the work you have already done, and not enough value is placed on what's needed in order to get to where you want to be with your company in the future. It is so easy… Continue reading The real drivers for success

R.I.P. Quibi

A mere 6 months after launch and after burning through a good portion of the 1,75B USD it had raised from investors, the short form streaming platform Quibi is closing it's doors. Why? Because even if they were almost too big to fail they still managed to hit the one big pole, other entrepreneurs work… Continue reading R.I.P. Quibi

New life to dead markets

Dead Sea Markets. A fascinating term. A term that suggests a market that has pretty much killed every entity in it (due to various reasons) but could still serve as a fertile ground for new entries and perhaps entire ecosystems. Why is it so fascinating? Because it essentially provides a 'firehose' option. An option where… Continue reading New life to dead markets