Build in Public: GoKiddo [Part 5]
When simplification is no longer possible, you have found the solution.
Topic
Startups
A collection of 13 issues
Build in Public: GoKiddo [Part 4]
I finished building all of the features I needed to launch GoKiddo and then BAM, Bubble burst my bubble by announcing that they will be making changes to their pricing structure which will have a significant impact on everyone who makes use of their platform to build web applications.
Build in Public: GoKiddo [Part 2]
Every business has a marketing budget. Otherwise, they would never grow. And if I can offer businesses a platform where they can get marketing exposure, then I am sure I can get them to pay a small monthly fee for it.
Dare to fail, or risk leading a mediocre life!
If you fail - at least fail while daring greatly, so that your place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Marketing Field Guide for introverted entrepreneurs: Pitching your business to strangers
Here is what I learnt from attending a trade show and getting over the fear of pitching. Marketing does not come naturally to technically inclined people - but changing your perspective a little bit goes a long way.
How to motivate your employees to practice self-improvement.
Stop trying to motivate employees and start teaching them to be self-motivated and self-improve.
How to start and bootstrap an e-commerce business in South Africa [2022]
In this post I show you how to start an e-commerce business that costs only ±R1000 per month. I cover the best value-for-money tools I use for marketing, my online stores, order fulfilment, accounting and a few extra tools.
Good ideas don’t exist! All ideas are bad once they are hit with reality
There is no way to know beforehand whether an idea will be good or bad, the only way to know it is to try it. Stop thinking - start doing!
Maybe we should start paying people to think?
Determine the 20% of your employees who contribute 80% of the value/progress/innovation/ideas to your company and focus on developing and empowering them!
Is there a secret sauce to achieve job happiness?
If you are running a company or a team, you need to be thinking about creating an environment where employees can thrive and maybe help them change their perspective. Happy employees are productive employees.