The book “Both Sides of the Table”, by Mark Suster has a great entrepreneurial concept that I’d like to share. He calls it “Flipping Burgers”. If you want to start a burger restaurant, you first need to learn how to cook the burgers. Flip burgers = do the grunt work yourself and master the granular … Continue reading Flip Burgers
Why you should release your ideas before you feel ready to
In life I believe that there are two types of people when it comes to creative and entrepreneurial pursuits; Doers and Planners. The doers are people who jump into projects without thinking. They do first and then learn from their mistakes. The planners on the other hand are obsessed with finding potential mistakes before they … Continue reading Why you should release your ideas before you feel ready to
Tell people you’re doing research
...instead of pitching your business You had it. That “Aha” Moment. The moment where the lightbulb went off and you’re excited about your next potential business opportunity. What to do next? Immediately start building it? Start researching the costs and feasibility? Quit your job and start pitching people for money? In my opinion, whenever you … Continue reading Tell people you’re doing research
Why I moved on from BrainGain
Around 4 years ago I started my first company, BrainGain. A company that helped people find jobs around the world. Jobs in Marketing, Sales, Design, Software Development, Data Science and more. I was more or less a recruiter. I found companies that gave me a job description, and then I recruited foreigners and expats from … Continue reading Why I moved on from BrainGain
Validate your ideas before you build
The difference between SOME validation vs. ENOUGH validation Creating a business the 2nd time around, after fucking up my first one, has been an interesting experience. I recently shut down the recruitment arm of my business. Was tired of long sales cycles and uncertainty, so I put a stop to it. Then I sat on … Continue reading Validate your ideas before you build