Entrepreneur, community builder, writer and advisor
I’ve been wanting to write about the rise of the indie movement when it comes to startups for a while, and that post will come. For now, it’s happening in a backward fashion as I discuss non-equity accelerators first. There are a few types of startup accelerator programs for founders: traditional equity-based ones, such as […]
I recently started a new company where I’ve been heads down doing a lot of testing and building. Part of this experience has been working with a new team that works remotely. From day one, we’ve started to think about our culture – and the focus on culture has been inspired a lot by our advisor Joel Gascoigne […]
When I pause, I get to reflect back on how much has happened over the last two years. My life is almost unrecognisable now. When you’re living in the moment – going through periods of immense change, you’re often unanchored to the past. So much so that it’s hard to see progress without reminiscing about […]
Humble beginnings in the box… A couple of months ago Ryan Hoover wrote a great post on email-first startups. It really resonated with me as it articulated our journey at The Fetch better than I could. Two years ago when I sent out the first curated digest of events in Melbourne, I received a fair […]
“We’re on a road to nowhere” I can’t believe it’s May. It feels like the last few months have flown. And by flown, I don’t mean in a jovial, enjoyable manner. It’s been uncomfortable. I’m likening it to being chucked in a river and only just keeping up with its current. I was focused for […]
Don’t walk alone I just archived another email… Another request to help someone. Mentor them. Advise them on a new project. Connect with them. Meet for coffee. Try out their beta. Promote something. Listen to or troubleshoot their problems. Usually these requests wouldn’t bother me, but today they do. You see, doing a startup is […]
During my first weekend back in Australia, I wrangled the time to catch up with a friend. Over lunch, she made a comment that kicked off a stream of thoughts I’ve been wanting to post about for a while. Her comment was actually in relation to this blog you’re reading now. She mentioned I had […]
Community is a long-term slog… I’ve been wanting to cherry pick some of the info from my community management (mostly startup-focused) classes and share it here for a while. For starters, here are five top-level tips to help guide your community strategy below. Expect more over the coming months. 1) Be honest about your product roadmap […]
Well, I’m sure I’ve made bucket loads more but thought this one would be a helpful start to first-time entrepreneurs. You see, last year when I arrived in the States, I started thinking about setting up the company entity for my startup. At the time, we were still early days and I wasn’t entirely sure […]
On my to-do list for a long time has been to get on to some official outreach for our company. However, a year in and I’m still yet to send out a press release or email journalists about us. So, it’s reassuring that we started receiving media queries directly (which is the way it’s supposed […]
I’ve had a few conversations lately where I keep coming back to the notion of the ‘jigsaw puzzle’. You see, a lot of people think happiness is related to the big picture when it comes to work and their career. They concentrate on job titles, responsibility, pay-checks, external perceptions of success, resources, teams and cool perks […]
OK, putting a Tumblr style post here… just read ‘A must read before making any venture capitalist pitch‘ and thought the following bullets from Vincent Lauria at Golden Gate Ventures were too good not to share. Don’t ask for $1 million on an idea that’s not built and you don’t have any successes behind you. Don’t […]
Kate Kendall 