Creative people; the people who sit down to create something, either a blog post, a game, a graphical illustration or whatever have to maintain a balance between creating stuff and other aspects of business. Especially marketing. You have to learn …
The very essence of business
Starting and running a business is not exactly rocket science. We need to strip away all the unnecessary jargons used in business schools, and written about in business books, you know those fat business books written by people who have …
Start Shitty, Start Crappy
I have done a lot of extensive research into how great movements and companies began, the result is that most of them started in a small way and when they started, even though you could see the brilliance of the …
Local Champions
You must realise that you have to become the very best you can be, not becoming the very best around. The best man in a town where the average is 25% can not compete with the best man coming from …
Let the dead bury the dead
“Let the dead bury the dead” – Jesus Christ (Luke 9:60) Jesus Christ said a lot of things people find offensive. This statement is one of them and today, I am interested in zooming in a bit. What does it …
On acquiring ICT skills
ICT tools have increased our productivity by making things work better, easier and faster. This is why acquiring ICT skills is a very smart thing to do, probably the smartest thing to do. (ICT actually means Information Communication Technology) I …
Sales and Marketing ONLY
A lot of people advise Entrepreneurs to focus only on sales and marketing. In obedient fashion, Entrepreneurs also only develop skills in sales and marketing, ignoring every other aspect of the work. I honestly think advising people sales and marketing …
Favour shop
More and more people need to realise that they are not doing anyone a favour by running a business. The customer is the most important entity in any business and hence it is very important that they are treated as …
Plan B
In business, it is always a good thing to have a plan B. What if all the tools and services used in keeping your business running smoothly suddenly stopped working, what happens to your business then? Never rely solely on …
Facebook as a platform
Let us shake things up a little, let us redefine your office as a place where you meet people who wants to do business with you. In that case, that little gadget you carry around in your pocket or bag …