Founders dream, it's almost a pre-requisite for anyone looking to do a startup - the ability to see things not as they are but for what they can be.
But, nobody really [...]
I wrote this post 2 weeks ago and after testing the name with various people, finally decided to publish the post. — I’m now into my first week of the Startup Chile program and spent the first few days, renaming the startup. Part of the reason, is what Jean Boudeguer (director, of StartupChile) said about how the program is designed so maybe 1 of the many startups will hit it out [...]
In startup circles, a feature on Techcrunch seems to be the focus of many tech companies. Everyone wants in on it, until they get featured, enjoy the brief limelight and everything goes back to their previous levels. What Ben Kaplan talked about at today’s Startup Chile meetup, however, was much different. He talked about a more strategic effort to be a partner of media agencies and positioning yourself as the [...]
As you can expect, there’s been a lot of emphasis on pitching in my first week at Startup Chile. There’s been a lot said about good pitches, like being personable, talking about the market opportunity, which are all valid points. Thomas Korte (partner at AngelPad) recently talked about pitching (it’s a must watch)! I have a different take on pitching in my first week though. I know they say to [...]
I didn’t take computer science in school, all of this is self-taught. You probably are to, if you’re reading this. If you’re asking yourself if you should learn to program your startup idea, then my answer is almost unequivocally YES! Even if your have a great technical co-founder to work on it with you, learning to program the simplest version of it, helps you understand what goes on behind the [...]
The startup validation 101 workshop was conducted on 15th & 16th December, 2011 to prepare the outgoing NOC (NUS Overseas Colleges) batches for the 6 month India and Israel programs. The workshop revolved around the lean startup methodology and its focus on customer validation before product development. Deciding on an idea Ideas aren’t valuable, execution is what matters ~ Ryan Lou The workshop was conducted by Ryan Lou, who encouraged [...]
Ibnur shared a captivating session on social enterprise, which the participants could relate to. One pertinent point highlighted was the largest social network in the world -organized crime. Interestingly the acronyms of these form “ USE OCBC”. Breaking them down, criminals make use of news to make money and enjoy the thrill of committing a crime, instead of just incentivizing people with money. Criminals work with others abroad to prevent [...]
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