Ten things that will make you more productive

1. Stop thinking of yourself as the boss. Think of yourself as the customer  The culture of telling people what to...

Why paid online marketing is like a drug addiction

A lot of entrepreneurs think they can ramp up on marketing to accelerate growth and just see how it goes....

Frequently asked questions from entrepreneurs

I gave a fireside talk earlier today for London Innovators at Google Campus in London to a group of vibrant...

The early days of insanity

This recent Essay by Paul Graham took me back to the beginnings of PeoplePerHour. I read it with nostalgia remembering...

Building a startup is like chewing glass while staring into the abyss

Presenting at Wix Lounge NYC: lessons on doing more with less

Doing more with less: entrepreneurial lessons in keeping it lean and agile from Xenios Thrasyvoulou

Analyzing your influencer following

PeerReach is a pretty cool tool you can use to understand your Twitter following by peer group, quality, country etc.....

The 3 most important things a startup founder should think through before they even start

  Lately I’ve had the luck to be approached by a number of startup entrepreneurs wanting to get some insight or...

The 3 main problems marketplace exist to solve

Businesses exist to solve problems. This weekend I was at SWSXi where I had luck to meet and watch some...

Startups are like a family

Building a startup is like building a family. You bond with people in ways drastically different to a normal job....

Top 10 Tips for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs

Put a few entrepreneurs in a room and you’ll find the topic of conversation will inevitably gravitate to who’s done...

he who can tell a bad story is a pessimist ; he who can turn a bad story to a good one is an optimist ; he who can turn a bad story to a great one is an entrepreneur.