A few weeks ago, Gabe Rivera from Techmeme tweeted this picture. It hit me. It explained super simply something I witnessed a lot in the Belgian and the Philippine Startup Ecosystems. Before I make my point, let me bring some context....

Here’s what we are told to do • quit whatever we are doing • go all or nothing • start our startup • give ourselves the no back Apparently this is a key to the mandatory “we must succeed” mentality. It’s probably the worst advice that exists for budding entrepreneurs....

There are two parts to the pitching process when it comes to startups and pretty much selling anything. The Science and the Art. The first piece of advice I’d give to anyone learning how to pitch is learn the functional elements first – the Science. The formats, the...

The fact that you are reading this on the internet right now, on a laptop, possibly on a smartphone, certainly if you’re in a developed economy means that your worst case scenario in life, for most things, is not really that bad. The cost of failing as an entrepreneur...

The truth of all things is that we rarely play for the big leagues without a bit on minor league practice. The good news for budding startup founders is that just like baseball we can practice the craft of entrepreneurship in a relatively low risk environment. And...