What Is A Stand Up Meeting? And What Are There Benefits?
Meetings are part and parcel of every day life in the corporate world. Typically, meetings have been set in 30 minute or one hour increments, regardless of the amount of material that needs to be discussed. More recently however, there has been a trend to other shorter meeting structures. This includes the “stand up meeting”. …
Consistent Growth – The May (And June) Monthly Report
The theme for the last two months has been consistency. Consistency in the growth of user numbers, consistency in the growth of engagement and consistency in my understanding of what we need to do next to keep things heading up and to the right. In this report I am looking at what happened in both …
8 Online Course Providers To Train & Upskill Your Employees
The idea that people enter the workforce with all the skills they will ever need has long been proven false. Learning should in fact be a continuous process. The best companies recognise this. That’s why they invest not only in their product, but also their people. However, for companies at the smaller end of the …
Why Data Is Critical In Assessing Your Startups Progress
Stepping into the driver’s seat as a Startup Founder is already a challenging enough job. Why then would you make it harder and blindfold yourself at the same time? But, that’s essentially what you do if you fail to prioritise the collection and analysis of data generated by your users. Despite what many headlines show, …
How To Get Started With Your Own Business In The Gig Economy
In recent years, the sharing economy has really boomed, and more and more people are finding that it’s an easy way to start their own business and work for themselves. There are many different types of jobs within the sharing economy, including offering rideshare services, freelancing, or reselling clothing or jewelry, and most of these …
The Greatest Networking Hack Startup Founders Can Ever Use
I am not a “born networker”. I am not the loudest person in the room, nor someone who naturally draws the attention of others at a party or event. Put simply, I sucked at networking. In fact, my Rolodex of contacts in the Australian startup ecosystem sat at literally zero two years ago. Now it …
Understanding Pre & Post Money Valuations As A New Startup Founder
Understanding the difference between pre-money and post-money startup valuations is very straight forward, especially if you have the difference explained to you by someone who is engaged in the startup ecosystem. As someone who Mentors student entrepreneurs, both at the High School and University level, as well as a number of other people interested in …
The Differences Between Content Marketing And Blogging
If you’ve ever heard the terms “content marketing” and “blogging” used interchangeably, you’re not alone. In fact, they are not the same thing. At times, content marketing may mean blogging, and blogging may be part of content marketing, but they differ. Hunting for some clarity? Here’s a look at how these two terms are alike …
Task Pigeon’s Integration With Zapier Is Now In Public Beta
Startup Founders, Employees, Productivity Gurus rejoice! Task Pigeon’s integration with Zapier is now in Public Beta. No more mucking around with requesting access to the Private Beta or wondering when it will be available on the Zapier platform itself. With Task Pigeon now in Public Beta you can easily connect and integrate Task Pigeon into …
How to Have an Effective 1 on 1 Meeting
Most managers hold a one on one meeting with their employees, but they aren’t always that effective. In fact, I would go as far as saying that most managers (and employees) feel that their one on one meeting is often a waste of time. Why is that the case? Shouldn’t one on one meetings be …