(This is part 2 of 2-part series. You can read part 1 here) 3) Reluctance to Get Down and Dirty Take a gander at some of the Lean startup methodology books. There is a reason why this line of thinking has become quite severely influential for startups around the world. The principles are quite sound: information and…
Its a shame that most of the talks we find on startups and entrepreneurship center more on the successes. This is perfectly understandable - it is painful to talk about failures. Yes, we say stuff like "it's a badge," and "failing is a necessity," but you know, if one really poured her heart and soul into a…
Learning From Failure Might be a Tad Overrated By now, we've all heard a lot about how important it is to fail, how we need to start failing immediately - in a sense so we can find about what NOT to do the fastest way possible. Of course, we've all seen this happen, so I'm not about to…
If I'm not mistaken, I think this has been the longest time that has elapsed that I haven't written here. (where I wasn't sick or indisposed) Apologies. Given the rains, I actually had a lot of time to write, but I found myself spending a lot of time thinking and regrouping instead. Given all things I've been…
It's probably THE MOST overused cliche in the entrepreneur world, right? Find something you are passionate with! You will never work a day again! This is true of course. (which is why its a cliche) I do think though that for some people, this gets in the way because people try to look for their passion in…
Haven't done a book review in awhile! I have plowed through more than a couple of good books (and some meh ones) over the course of the last few months. Here's are some quick recommendations: 1. The Icarus Deception, Seth Godin As a big Seth Godin fan, this was the book I was drooling about in 2012.…
When we moved into our new office, we were in a momentary quandary about what to do with a good-sized room that was right smack in the middle of the layout. We could turn it into another meeting room - you could never have enough of those. Or perhaps a designated interview room? Incubate a startup idea…
Don't fall into the trap of the small idea. Here are 6 tips on how to avoid doing so. 1) Pick a painkiller I touched on this a bit in a recent post. A painkiller is something someone very urgently needs. He would be willing to pay for it NOW if you could make the pain go…
There was a moment during the actual pitching proper last Saturday's Open Coffee event that I looked at Matt and AR of JGL and said, "I love this...I love it!" It was one of the many times when someone in the audience had the the RIGHT contact or the RIGHT information and then just generously offers it…
Exactly 6 years ago, I was in Cardinal Santos hospital feeling an overwhelming mixture of happiness, fear, and excitement. You see, for the first time, I was holding my son in my arms. And there was something else I was feeling. As I beheld my son, I felt an unmistakable tug of the heart. It was the…