Apr 23, 2021“FEEL THE FEAR BUT DO IT ANYWAY” ✨ DAILY SPARKGranted, I am not the most regular taxi app customer there is — normally I prefer to walk, cycle or take a boda as what’s the point of paying to be stuck in traffic — but still, last Saturday was the very first time I had the pleasure of having…Growth Mindset1 min readGrowth Mindset1 min read
Apr 22, 2021HOW OK ARE YOU WITH ERRORS MADE AT YOUR EXPENSE? ✨ DAILY SPARKIt may have been a coincidence, but I fear it might be just a general issue - Over the past few days I had two individual transactions blocked by two different banks: one when I tried to pay for my groceries from my personal account at the supermarket; and the…Inspiration2 min readInspiration2 min read
Apr 19, 2021WHEN YOU CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITY, THE SKY CAN BE THE LIMIT ✨ DAILY SPARKThis weekend I was surprised to suddenly see my former hometown area being featured as the centre of the universe — at least when it came to athletics: Eliud Kipchoge won his first marathon since London in October last year, and possibly his last before the Olympics in Tokyo in…Growth Mindset1 min readGrowth Mindset1 min read
Apr 16, 2021IN TIMES OF CRISIS, THERE IS ONLY ONE THING TO DO ✨ DAILY SPARKAs an entrepreneur we sometimes feel not even one day can go according to plan. Right when we think we have some time to recover from firefighting then out of the blue several game-changing opportunities come up that all require attention NOW. The result is we keep being stuck in…Daily Blog1 min readDaily Blog1 min read
Apr 15, 2021HOW YOU PROGRESS IN THE WORLD DEPENDS ON HOW YOU CHALLENGE YOURSELF ✨ DAILY SPARKThe other day one of the participants in one of our programs confessed he was struggling to understand the concepts in one of the more advanced modules — instead of having to go through once, he needed to go through not even two but three times before the pieces started…Growth Mindset1 min readGrowth Mindset1 min read
Apr 14, 2021WHY VENTURE CAPITALISTS LOVE TO THROW AWAY THEIR CASH ✨ DAILY SPARKIt is fascinating to see how the western world continuous to see (East) Africa as exotic — the blanc canvas to which anything and everything still has to be added. I have no other explanation trying to understand why else 50+ ride hailing apps have tried to launch in Kenya…Investors1 min readInvestors1 min read
Apr 13, 2021DELIVERING ON YOUR PROMISE IS AS IMPORTANT AS SAYING YES TO A SALE! ✨ DAILY SPARKIt might be a coincidence, but as a customer of quite a few entrepreneurs I am not getting the timely attention I am looking for. It seems the entrepreneurs I am buying from were so concerned with making the sale, that they forget about the delivery part. As a customer…Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Apr 12, 2021I WISH I’D KNOWN THIS BEFORE ✨ DAILY SPARK“I wish I’d known this before, then I would have been much further” I think many entrepreneurs during their lifetime will have epiphanies like the one quoted. …Entrepreneurs1 min readEntrepreneurs1 min read
Apr 7, 2021IF YOUR BUSINESS LEAKS CASH, IT WILL ONLY LEAK MORE IF YOU GET FUNDED ✨ DAILY SPARKIn continuation of yesterday’s spark - I had a very interesting conversation with someone I’ll call Tom yesterday. Tom is a good friend of mine who last year started his own business. …Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
Apr 6, 2021THE DIFFICULTY IS NOT TO FIND INVESTORS, BUT THE RIGHT INVESTOR FOR YOU ✨ DAILY SPARKThere are still starting entrepreneurs out there who think success is all about the idea, while real life entrepreneurs know coming up with the idea was the easy part: These past few days I’ve been contacted by several people who did not want to share what their idea was about…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
