Entrepreneurship
Startup Diaries Week #6: The One Week Business
Shelving Cavalry left us at a fork in the road. Actually, it was more of a roundabout, one with three exits: Exit #1 led home with Cavalry put to bed and Adam & I returning to what we were doing before. Exit 2 was pivoting on the idea that we originally had and finding a…
Read MoreStartup Diaries Week #5: I Just Killed My Startup
We’ve had some very hard conversations this week; with each other, with ourselves. The beginning of the week was full of gusto with the aim of growing our user registrations and releasing the app to a wider audience. The end goal of building our pilot out into a specific geographical area was within reach and…
Read MoreStartup Diaries Week #4: The Struggle is Real
I had a “short” week on Ignite during week 4. On the Thursday morning I flew out to Belfast to speak at The Winning Mindset Academy summit at The MAC Live along with my friend Jay Allen and Mr. Peter Sage himself. The event went well and it was great to be amongst so many…
Read MoreStartup Diaries Week #3: The Calm Before the Storm?
Wondering what this is all about? Read about week 1 Read about week 2 The Story So Far Have you ever had that feeling about going back to the gym after a little time off? What about the feeling after your first session back? You know the one: that mixture of being absolutely worn out…
Read MoreStartup Diaries Week #2: Real Life
This is an honest, open and personal account of my time on the 14 week Ignite Accelerator, cohort #8 at TechHub in London, UK. I’ll be writing a warts ’n’ all account of my personal journey, that of my co-founder Adam and the effects of such an intense accelerator programme on both us as people,…
Read MoreStartup Diaries Week #1: Orientation
This is an honest, open and personal account of my time on the 14 week Ignite Accelerator, cohort #8 at TechHub in London, UK. I’ll be writing a warts ’n’ all account of my personal journey, that of my co-founder Adam and the effects of such an intense accelerator programme on both us as people,…
Read MoreA Christmas Thank You [Video]
[youtube id=”sSQAdzXmB3A” align=”center” maxwidth=”645″] A short Christmas 2015 thank you to you, for supporting Excellence Expected and me personally through 2015. Plus a sneak peek at what’s to come in 2016. Happy Christmas and don’t forget: the more you expect from yourself, the more you WILL excel!
Read MoreThe confession of a former pain in the ass.
Things really get on top of me sometimes and the truth is, regardless of how much I try to deny it, I worry about upsetting people and I worry about how what I do affects people. But, I’m also someone who makes decisions quickly and who has no trouble being frank, open and honest, even…
Read MoreDon’t wind down for Christmas, wind up for next year!
I love Christmas. I love everything about it: the extended family time, the chance to spend time with friends, the excitement of finally giving out the gifts I’ve studiously pondered so hard for months and I especially enjoy the “down time” with Mrs. A that allows us to look back on the year and take…
Read MoreWhat Arnold Schwarzenegger Can Teach Us About Marketing
Often, Im asked what my most influential books are. You know the sort of books that I’m talking about – books that are the cornerstone of the modern entrepreneur: Think and Grow Rich et al. I often throw in an answer that really moves the conversation into a new place. “Total Recall“, I say, “the…
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