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Pick Up The Phone

Need to get something done? Speak to someone. I was reminded this week on several occassions that having a conversation is one of the fastest ways to move a project forward. On several unrelated issues, progress was blocked. Questions that were circulating in emails remained unresolved. There was uncertainty about

Startups: Paying Back Organisational Debt

Many startups are familiar with the term "technical debt". Technical debt refers to situations when suboptimal code is produced to get a feature or product out the door quickly. There's often a good reason to do this (such as winning a new client or testing a

The Problem With Thought Leaders

"Proportions of the Head" [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Proportions_of_the_Head.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Proportions_of_the_Head.jpg] . Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The term "Thought Leader" makes me cringe. Especially when the person tells you they are one. Self-important

There's a K in KPI

Successful entrepreneurs know their metrics. In conversation they will recall numbers with clarity and be able explain their context. Knowing their metrics doesn't just happen. To know what's going on, they measure, report and analyse. The trouble is, there's so much you can measure.

Build the Plane Before Adding the Engine

[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWright_brothers_first_successful_flight_Kill_Devil_Hills_North_Carolina_December_1903.jpg] "It’s 1903, and Wilbur and Orville Wright are preparing to fly the worlds’ first piloted aircraft. But meanwhile, Samuel Pierpoint Langley is readying an aircraft of his own. With

Know Your Archetype

In human stories we recognise character types known as archetypes. Much of Hollywood is built upon telling the same stories just with different players. A hero who is also a lover rescues the unjustly accused and does battle with a malevolent magician. (Star Wars, Shrek?). Archetypes describe universal unconscious patterns

Getting On The Right Career Rocket Ship

There's one piece of career advice I'd give someone is this: aim to work in a fast growing company in a fast growing industry and look for a good manager to take you under their wing. If you do some or all of these, the future

Founders - What Are You Trying To Prove?

An early stage start up usually starts with an entrepreneur and their idea. The idea forms and grows to point where the will to start is unstoppable. It's unusual to meet an entrepreneur who at this stage has not yet imagined every detail of how the business could

Why It's Not Wearable Tech That Matters

In 1981, we had wearable tech. At school, some of my friends had watches with apps. Casio were leading the wearable tech trend at the time. Apart from telling the time, there was a stopwatch, an alarm and a calculator. For a few months it seemed like the future was

Jobs = Content Marketing

Not Steve Jobs, but actual jobs. (Although, today we are also reminded that product launches are the jewel in Apple's marketing crown). A job ad is content marketing Especially for startups. It's a chance to explain what you do. It's a chance to bring