The other cricketing nations must be laughing at the mess that is English cricket right now. How a mighty side has fallen, having been ranked #1 in all formats of the game (Test, ODI and T20) in 2011, including a world T20 title to boot. Blessed with some workmanlike reliables (Cook, Trott, Prior, Strauss) mixed...Read More
In order to teach something, you first have to know it well. More than that, you need to know how to communicate that learning so it becomes the learning of someone else. That is a different plane entirely. When I was a school teacher, I found my understanding of Economics grew each year as I...Read More
This slide deck is from a 20-minute talk I gave to the Founders Institute launch this week. I told a few hard knock stories about my own start-up experiences and from other startups I advise and mentor from time to time. The main takeaways are: ideas are fine, but its’ the execution of the idea that...Read More
[ted id=66] This classic TED (Technology, Education, Design) talk is one of the most inspiring, funny and important you’ll ever hear. Do yourself a favour and WATCH IT (it’ll be one of the fastest 20 minutes of your life). As an ex-teacher and now business person, I thoroughly endorse Sir Ken Robinson’s premise – we...Read More
Being on holiday for a few weeks allows the mind to declutter, experience new things (I did my first parasail) and see things in a fresh light. And so it was I was sitting in a restaurant somewhere in Penang annoyed at the slowness of the WiFi (or in most cases unavailability of WiFi), and...Read More
If you want to do more business, it is good to get out there and network. Not only is this good for business development, it is also good for your career. This is because the more people you meet, the more chances there are to meet someone who needs your services. While you don’t go...Read More
this article first appeared in Business News, 12th Nov 2013. As previously reported, the tech start-up community in Perth is severely underfunded as compared to other cities around the world. By necessity, these companies are surviving on the proverbial ‘smell of an oil rag’ as founders work part time or take on consulting jobs to...Read More
[slideshare id=28001741&doc=shifttomobile-131107071556-phpapp01] A few weeks ago I presented at the inaugural BigTech13 conference in Perth; topic was ‘mobile and its effects on business’. I spoke about the shift from print to online, and then within that shift is the shift to mobile (and within that will next be the shift to wearables). The thing about...Read More
A recent report commissioned by the City of Perth found there are 2,500 people involved in tech start-ups in Perth. The same report also noted that there was only an amount equivalent to $3 per capita available to invest in them. Over in Silicon Valley there is $1,300 per person, in Israel $900, Denver-Boulder $500....Read More
As you will know, dear reader, I made a career change earlier this year, to work for a local business news media organisation. Looking at the chart above, you may wonder why! I’m absolutely loving it. The attraction of the position was to be front and centre of a major shift in how media companies arrange...Read More
