Digital nations: An actual use case for the Metaverse? As the oceans rise and threaten to engulf the low-lying island nation of Tuvalu, its people have come up with an innovative... byLeisel GrimesMarch 15, 2023
No more knocking down: Is discounting dead? Sales used to be functional. A natural go-to when stock really wasn’t selling. Now, it seems like everything’s (robot voice)... byLeisel GrimesMarch 15, 2023
Warfare or fair play? Why it’s a good time to talk about competitor marketing In the current landscape, “unethical” is a very loaded word. You might hear it in reference to open-pit mining, selling data,... bySamMarch 14, 2023
Another one bytes the dust: The difficult shift from digital to physical products Google generates $200 billion a year. It also crashes out of new product launches spectacularly and regularly. When both of... byLeisel GrimesMarch 15, 2023
Big Picture Your 9-to-5 can’t stop your side hustle Very few founders have the privilege of skipping conventional employment. Most of us need the money. Many of us need the... 4 minute read
Brain Game NGL: When does founder fibbing become fraud? Storytelling, cherry picking, fudging the numbers, fraud. Founder dishonesty comes on a sliding scale. You’re not 100% sure how... 4 minute read
Playbook The Faustian nature of fundraising: why a successful raise doesn’t equal a successful startup For startups, there’s an undeniable glory that comes with a multi-million dollar raise. But big money comes with baggage. A... 5 minute read
Brain Game Acts of will: Do founders need self discipline? Why do we struggle so much with “self control”? Why do we mess up diets, skip gym sessions, and procrastinate over work duties?... 5 minute read
Brain Game A bundle of ROI: Why your startup is not your baby (Part 2) “It’s my baby” is something we hear a lot in corporate spaces, usually in reference to pet projects. When it comes to founders... 3 minute read
Playbook When sales stall: the trough of disillusionment Plan for the worst, hope for the best. Whether they realise it or not, it’s the edge startup founders tend to live on. It takes... 4 minute read
Playbook Master of all trades: the potential of multipotentialites Has your career been anything but linear? Do you balance myriad interests and pursuits? What you might’ve thought was a short... 4 minute read
Brain Game Creativity in the chaos: ADHD in entrepreneurs Starting a business is hard enough for neurotypicals. Doing it with ADHD is an even bigger mountain to climb. But someone who’s... 4 minute read
Brain Game Learn your brain language: bolstering productivity No one likes to hear it. We’re terrible at productivity. We weren't designed to work for 8 hours a day, so even for the most... 5 minute read
Brain Game Startups and Sleep Part 1: Hustle Hysteria COVID set off a symphony of alarm bells in terms of our mental and physical wellbeing. But we’re still ignoring them in favour... 6 minute read
