APRIL OPEN COFFEE NOW BREWING – TO BE SERVED ON THE 27th!

April 12, 2013 By 11 Comments
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WHAT: APRIL OPEN COFFEE WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 930 AM WHERE: Bo's Coffee, Bonifacio High Street HOW MUCH: Just buy a cup of coffee as a form of thanks to Bo's for hosting us For those who missed the last Open Coffee (which included this part), you just HAVE to join us for the next one! As usual, the level of generosity, idea-sharing, energy, learning and overall do-goodery are expected to be at awesome levels. For the reservations for this one, I'm going back to Googledocs, as it seems to have a lower flaker rate and we can ask for more information from you (to help us improve JGL content). Do reserve a seat NOW by clicking HERE. Limited seats. … [Read more...]

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The Software Guru tells the Real Story: On Startups, Bankruptcy, and Attitude (Part 1 of the Joey Gurango Series)

March 21, 2013 By 4 Comments

I remember texting Peter right after my interview with Joey Gurango, which was just days before Startups Unplugged. In my text, I asked Peter about what he thought about posting an uncut version of Joey's interview on JGL. The reason for my suggestion was that after my interview with Joey, I was completely taken aback by the incredible knowledge that he was sharing with me; even though I wasn't a techie, Joey's stories resonated with me and schooled the heck out of me. Everything Joey shared with me just seemed so important, so I wanted to post everything that he said. While I must admit, I've omitted some parts of the conversation to be practical, this is still a very raw version of what … [Read more...]

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The crucial art of finding business partners

March 7, 2013 By 1 Comment

I've written about this matter extensively in this blog - I can't over-emphasize how important finding the right partner is. In fact, I think I can say that for my case, this factor has been THE biggest factor determining a startup's success or failure. I recently wrote an article for homegrown.ph summarizing what I think are the most important items to consider. Do check it out here.  … [Read more...]

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Employing The Mach 3 Strategy

February 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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I was shaving my head this morning in the shower with my trusty Mach 3. I thought the blades needed changing. I made a mental note to myself to buy a fresh pack of blades - the woefully overpriced ones at the grocery counter. I had been buying these blades for FIFTEEN years already - I had been paying Gillette a small fortune. Funny, because I had never wanted these high-end blades in the first place - I won this Mach 3 way back in the 1998 Christmas party in my first corporate job. Once I got the Mach 3, somehow I just made a habit of buying the blades. I represent recurring revenue for Gillette. They must love me. If your startup idea can operate with a recurring, … [Read more...]

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Open Coffee Fun!

February 11, 2013 By 3 Comments
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Last Saturday was just an awesome experience. It never fails - get a room full of entrepreneurial people together to talk about startups and the room just erupts with energy. In the last open coffee, the discussion veered towards mostly finding co-founders and some the more philosophical aspects of doing a startup. This one was really all about 2 things 1) ideas and 2) helping one another. "What do you guys think of this idea?" "I think that will/won't work because..." "I know someone who can help you with..." "Let's talk later I think I can help you with..." I thought it was just awesome. In fact, one of the attendees wanted to do a study on how this burgeoning … [Read more...]

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ADDENDUM: Learn How To Build Your Startup By JOINING One

March 14, 2012 By 5 Comments

Here's an interesting thing I realized when I was thinking of the previous post : From my stint in Chikka, I know around 7 people who have developed (or are developing) startups upon leaving the firm. In my own startup, STORM, a company of around 12-15 people at any given time, 2 people who've left the firm have formed their own startups (hello Kiko Loseo and Ope Linchangco!). Knowing how sparse Filipino startups are, this is no coincidence: working for a startup prepares you to run one. … [Read more...]

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