Setting out on to the path to run your own business can be a difficult and sometimes overwhelming journey but when you give it your best and look back after a few years, you only wish you had done it sooner! Starting your business is like planting a sapling. You sow the seed of your … Read more
If someone were to ask me today what I do for work, I would cringe slightly and answer, “Well, I’m a Managing Director slash co-founder of an Agritech start-up building technological solutions for wool growers”. To be fair anyone listening would assume that I have a background in either business, wool growing, or technology. Truth … Read more
Coming up with a business idea is hard, but it’s even harder to validate! You don’t want to spend time and money on an idea that will never get off the ground. In this post, I will cover some simple ways to validate your business idea. Table of content Who is your customer and what … Read more
As the pandemic accelerated digital adoption and the convergence of the physical and virtual worlds, especially with eCommerce, we have also seen a shift in consumer behaviour towards more values-driven, helpful, collectively conscious, and local shopping experiences. Google reported that searches for “support local businesses” grew globally by over 20,000% between 2019 and 2020. (1) … Read more
With the fast-paced world of start-ups where innovation, and cutting-edge strategy dominate the scene, an important factor that easily takes the sideline is self-care. As founders, we benefit from the flexibility and freedom of choosing our office hours. As good as that sounds, we can all relate to the time when we found ourselves glued … Read more
Starting a business might have been your dream, but the real goal is growing it, right? Whether you’ve founded a startup in the middle of a global pandemic and have been riding the highs and lows, or you’ve had a few years to get the hang of running a business, a new year equals a … Read more
Brands face more competition than ever across diverse digital spaces. So how do you succeed at marketing when the rules are constantly changing? And when is the right time to tap into data as your secret weapon? Here’s our top five favourite tips to help founders fight fair in a fluid, fast paced world. Table … Read more
If you are founder that does not have the technical skills to code but want to build your MVP, then this article will be of interest to you. To provide some background, I am an accountant by profession who has worked in the corporate finance and operations area for the last 25+ years. The last … Read more
In the most simplest of terms, strategies are by nature long term, startups in the early days are not (yet), therefore they don’t fit together. But let me explain. If your startup is essentially copying a business model that already exists eg. A plumbing service, then what you need to do to launch your new … Read more
There is a misperception that you need to be a coding genius to launch a tech startup. Knowing how to code is an advantage, however, being an entrepreneur at heart and passionate about what you do are what will make your startup successful. Some of the most well-known tech startup founders are not coders. Taking … Read more
