As the New Year started to 2 days ago, I’m a little bit behind with what I promised myself to be better at in 2015, which is: shifting the balance from consuming to producing. What I mean by that is (when reflecting on 2014), I definitely feel like I spent 80% of my time researching…
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Lessons Learned at DreamIt Ventures Accelerator
Have a Solid Plan Before coming into the program I would highly stress putting together a comprehensive product roadmap for the duration of the program as well as 2 months after. Start by splitting the upcoming 3 months into individual weeks & writing out goals both for the tech side (development, design, UX etc.) of…
Getting Back on Track to a Healthy & Sustainable Lifestyle
Ever since I`ve settled on the path of being a full-time developer my lifestyle changed dramatically. Over the past 4 years, I`ve been gaining weight at a steady pace, even though I`ve been to somewhat psychically active. Having completed a Tough Mudder, Spartan Race last year & being able to keep up with some of the…
Steve Blank Fireside Chat at AlleyNYC
Tonight I had the opportunity to sneak into a sold-out event at AlleyNYC , organized by Startup Grind. The guest of the evening was the one and only Steve Blank, the godfather of “Customer Development” & author of Four Steps to the Epiphany as well as The Startup Owners Manual. In most startup circles he`s regarded as the catalyst to all…
How to find a business Co-Founder
The Importance of Testing Business guys that are trying to get into the startup game are a dime a dozen. That’s why is so important to filter through the ones that are all talk, no action.Sure you could probably validate them through references, previous positions held & how well they performed at those. However, why…