Insights and ideas
Explore thought-provoking perspectives from my long-running entrepreneurial blog.
Entrepreneurs stay away from overheads
Overheads in the form of recurring monthly expenses are the same as debt. Best case you hand in
The biggest lesson from the story of General Motors (My years at GM by Alfred Sloane)
Henry Ford completely dominated the motorcar industry for almost two decades, from 1907 onwards. His vision of bringing raw
Data networks should be priced like toll-roads
There are three truths about telecoms today: First, everyone wants free Internet access (WiFi preferably). Second, everyone wants both
Why public Free WiFi is essential in Africa
I’ve just returned from vacation where I was staying at a house that had no 3G or WiFi. All I
Business Brilliant extract: 7 secrets to being a multi-millionaire
(extracted from Business Brilliant, by Lewis Schiff) 1. Follow your passion and then follow the money. The money will not follow
7 ways to fail
1. Too much ego or too little ego It’s obvious that having too much ego is a sure-fire
Success secret: Take an early big risk, then focus on not losing
Once you’ve read Art of War by Sun Tzu, the biography of Cyrus the Great, or any of the wisdom
What do you do when you discover your business partner is not right for you?
Sometimes you go into business with someone and after a couple months/years you realise you’ve made a mistake. He’s
Forced voting: Another reason I can’t live in Australia
In Australia it’s illegal to not vote during national elections. I thought democracy is supposed to be about