There are no dilemmas you don’t already know the answer to
As an entrepreneur you need to make a lot of often difficult choices…
It doesn’t hurt once in a while to do the dirty work
I’m not sure if there have been any studies to proof that leaders who are still in touch with daily realities on the ground make for better CEOs, but I sure would expect so.
Don’t let your limiting knowledge limit the expansion of your company
As entrepreneurs we often serve markets that go beyond our own personal sphere of upbringing, so we have to ever be conscious of our customers not being like us.
You create your own narrative, be it for failure or success
How many excuses can entrepreneurs come up with not to have to accept that maybe they’re the ones doing something wrong…
It’s the bore of consistency, not the excitement of the new that make entrepreneurs thrive
On Saturday I was listening to a podcast on “The joys of being an absolute beginner – for life” by The Guardian that made me rethink the reasons for startups failing to make it past their first year in business…
Staying ignorant is easy, but never an excuse for failure
There are no stupid questions – or that maybe there are, but these are only stupid questions to the person who can’t look beyond that question and untangle the true depth of complexity behind.
Life of an entrepreneur is one big experiment
I sometimes wonder why we have so few entrepreneurs not only in Kenya but (East) Africa as a whole.
You only have 365 days for next year to be the present
The one goal every entrepreneur starts their business with is to grow it to scale. Yet, very few entrepreneurs make growing their business part of their daily focus.
A message to all the corporate executives thinking about starting up
As an entrepreneur working in a corporate setting you’re the odd one out… but that doesn’t mean you’re the only odd one out. Just like entrepreneurship is not the only path to independence and happiness. There is nothing wrong with being an intrapreneur enjoying the corporate life!
The new and innovative is not always better
It is a must to indulge yourself with opinions outside of your (entrepreneurial) bubble from time to time… it keeps your mind sharp and your actions in check.