What Does Being A ‘Startup Founder’ Mean to Me? Over the last few months that I’ve been building my startup (ServiceChat – a platform to help businesses have better conversations with their customers on Twitter) – this topic has been my constant companion. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
Lessons from why my startup failed: Know your mind. I ceased work on ServiceChat – the startup that I have been working on for six months. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
August 3: I Failed. Do, Learn, Adapt and Repeat Differently. I am mothballing my ServiceChat startup experiment. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
July 18: A Mixed Bag Not sure what to make of this week. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
July 12: Traction not tractors Traction is vital, getting early customers to commit to using what I’m offering is very important. Both are vital and important for my finances and startup growth, sure – but mostly for my sanity. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
July 9 – Back away from the code, slowly. Every passing day re-affirms my fear. I have to back away from the code, close the IDE – quit doing what I love doing and start doing the other thing. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
July 8 – Working hard, differently My last post was about 2 weeks ago and you might have wondered where I disappeared to. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
June 26 – Disheartened I’m sitting here not really wanting to do anything else but code. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
An Experiment for Good. This weekend I’m taking a break from ServiceChat. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
June 20 – Mikey’s back! The last 13 days Q: Does a daily blog have to be done every day? Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
June 7 – Dizzy with pivots. Yesterday(and the previous 2 days) The last few days have been like driving in a tunnel, with occasional pauses to check the map. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
June 03 – Plod on dear boy, plod on. Yesterday I’m finally resigned to the realisation that I won’t be an overnight sensation ;-). Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
May 31 – Talking to Customers is Hard Yesterday So I’m trying really hard to chat with some people about the problem I’m trying to solve. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
May 30 – It’s Been Emotional Yesterday Watching the data stream in and seeing the emotions and needs that generated it has itself been really emotional. Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
May 28 – Data is Fascinating Yesterday I think I’m back in my stride! Show me some love:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Continue Reading →
