Hasan Kubba shares the MILES framework Image courtesy of Hasan Kubba Ideas don’t make successful startups. Execution does. You might think your idea is special but most of the time a bigger fish can steal it with ease. Look at how quickly other social media platforms added rooms when Clubhouse became popular. They survived and
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Why you shouldn’t follow his lead Created by the Author It annoys me when most people call themselves self-made. They use it because their parents weren’t rich but they forget about all their employees. Most businesses aren’t built by one visionary without the help of an army of helpers. Few people actually do it all by
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Dave Schools, a member of the founding team, breaks it down Image courtesy of Dave Schools Can you name the fastest-growing European startup ever? The answer is Hopin. It started as a virtual event experience company back in 2019 before remote work was a buzzword. When Dave Schools joined as the Head of Marketing when the
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A reading list for all entrepreneurs Created by the Author 2021 hasn’t been the year we all hoped for but I’m hopeful 2022 will be brighter. You might have struggled to find the time to keep up to date with the best business books this year so I’ve compiled this list for you. The current
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A modern-day heroine Photo of Falguni Nayar from Vogue Falguni called her company “Nykaa” after the Sanskrit word for heroine. With her massive success, she is undoubtedly a Nykaa herself. She breaks every stereotype about unicorn tech founders. She’s not white. She’s not a man. She’s not a college dropout in her 20s. Yet she
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Twilio is quietly changing the internet Edited by the author — original image from Flickr Software companies often forget about the humble developer. I know this too well as a former tech consultant. The big companies focus on how to impress execs with flashy features but the product is a shambles under the covers. It’s
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The remarkable story of Joe Fournier Edited by the author — original image from Pixabay What would you do if you were a billionaire? Joe Fournier has probably done it. He’s dated world-famous stars like Paris Hilton.He’s jumped on a private jet to see his friend Usher sing.He cruises around Greek islands in his private yacht.
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Is Octopus Energy’s model the future? Created by the author — original image public domain 1600 employees. $3bn annual revenue. No HR department. It seems impossible and you’d think every day would be on the brink of disaster. Yet it’s working for Octopus Energy. It’s all because the founder Greg Jackson takes an unconventional approach
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All over 1/8th of a dollar per share Created by the author — Original image from Wikimedia Commons It’s hard to believe Warren Buffett was once young and emotional. We’re so used to seeing him at the top of Forbe’s rich list that we forget he’s not perfect. In 1964, he was already a millionaire
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Meet Jeff Bezos’s successor: Andy Jassy Created by the author — original image from Wikimedia Commons “No, I didn’t know what my job was going to be, or what my title was going to be. It was super important to the Amazon people that we come that Monday.” — Andy Jassy When Andy started working
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