What allows entrepreneurs to be successful? It’s not passion or grit or any of the other buzzwords we frequently hear. It’s the sum of four personality traits, plus the value of your network. At least that’s the view of Dora Moscoso, a project specialist for the Inter-American Development Bank, writing on Nouriel Roubini’s Economonitor blog. … Read more
As an entrepreneur, I’ve been there. From the starting line, excited and scared, taking that big leap into possibility, to the incredible overwhelm that comes with trying to manage and grow a successful business. It’s the kind of pressure that can make or break you. And it’s the kind of stress that can make you … Read more
Being an entrepreneur isn’t easy. The upfront investment in time and money is significant. The early part of the journey for an entrepreneur is one fraught with nothing but uncertainty. You invest most, if not all of your time, money and energy in something with no guarantee of success. Despite your best efforts, things often go … Read more
Entrepreneurship is marked by numbers, the number of employees, number of clients, revenue and the network that you have. The greater this number, the stronger your entrepreneurship comes across to be. The best way to grow and enhance your venture is by forming and strengthening relationships with your peers and clients. This adds to the … Read more
Technologists like me tend to see the beauty in innovation — the efficiency, the clean lines of code and well-ordered rows in databases. The delight when something “just works.” And, to be truthful, the dollar signs that come with the massive productivity gains, cost savings and fortunes to be made in the next new thing. Yet, … Read more
Smart entrepreneurs know how to do one thing extremely well—leverage the success of others. Leverage is the power to effectively get more done with the least amount of effort. When you know what successful people are doing, you don’t have to spend years trying to figure it out. That’s not to say that knowing what others … Read more
Juggling the incessant demands of being a full-time parent with the pressing needs of running a full-scale business would even have Superwoman balking in fear. But for the many “mompreneurs” who manage to run successful businesses while also overseeing their children at home, it’s just another day in the office. For any mom (or, in fact, … Read more
Most entrepreneurs think of their lives in terms of daily commitments, and for good reason—you have a massive (and growing) to-do list, and likely function on the traditional model of the five-day workweek. Accordingly, entrepreneurs try to set schedules, make lists and focus on tasks one day at a time. There’s a problem with this approach, … Read more
This article was co-authored by Michael Blakey. Since 2000, we have invested in over 50 digital companies across Asia, Europe, and the US and have seen great successes as well as the occasional spectacular failures. A few weeks after launching our VC firm, Cocoon Capital, my co-founder and I sat down and talked a bit … Read more
Millennials in Pakistan aren’t too different from millennials across the world – they cackle at memes and share videos of politicians doing hilarious things. At the same time, they’re fed up with mainstream media and its obsession with current affairs. They yearn for an alternative voice that’s hip, trendy, and has a human-oriented approach. One … Read more