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I really suck at finding early customers.

I really suck at finding early customers.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300"] By: Stewart Chambers - CC BY 2.0[/caption] I meet many people who struggle with ideas for a startup - at least for one they would be ready to take a risk...

Why I Live In Pinos del Valle

Why I Live In Pinos del Valle

8am in my sleepy village of Pinos del Valle, nestled in the mountains overlooking the Lecrin Valley opposite the amazing Las Alpujarras in Andalusia, Spain. ps. Turn your speakers on. https://dl.dro...

Do you want to feel less isolated working on your own?

Do you want to feel less isolated working on your own?

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] By: Hendrik Dacquin - CC BY 2.0[/caption] I'm a solo founder. I'm working on the startups to the right ---> I work from home in Pinos del Valle in An...

Why Are Women Not Paid The Same As Men?

Why Are Women Not Paid The Same As Men?

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="463"] By: lisa cee (Lisa Campeau) - CC BY 2.0[/caption] I have been tip toeing around this in my head. I thought I knew why, but actually I think I'm as much a...

Love in action... sweet :-)

Love in action... sweet :-)

I rarely publish the feel-good emails that circulate amongst family members, but this one was a gem. Who doesn't love cute baby chimps!? A mother chimpanzee who lived in a Zoo died recently and one of...

A Poem: I Wonder

A Poem: I Wonder

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] By: zoetnet - CC BY 2.0[/caption] Even as you sit in judgement of my colour, my clothing, the way I walk,  how I talk, of my tattoos and my piercings. I w...

5 Steps to Becoming a More Effective Scrum Team

5 Steps to Becoming a More Effective Scrum Team

I often get to work with teams trying to 'do' Scrum and after about 100+ teams, I can confidently say one fundamental issue comes up again and again as a key stumbling block to how effective these tea...

Why We Need God

Why We Need God

  [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] By: Jason Eppink - CC BY 2.0[/caption] This post has been 20+ years in the making. Earlier today, I watched a Ted talk by Alain de Botton and on...

Re-Imagine and Reuse.

Re-Imagine and Reuse.

My bro sent me these images showing new and imaginative ways old products are reused. I feel very inspired - if a little inadequate a designer! [gallery columns="4" type="rectangular" ids="1782,1783,...