Last Friday I was honoured to speak at the Overseas Korean Traders Association (OKTA) event in Brisbane, Australia. As I wrote about after my invitation to speak, I was impressed by OKTA’s mission and in particular their intention to educate 100,000 young Korean entrepreneurs – to help change the face of business around the world,...
As an international business coach and speaker who specialises in working with young entrepreneurs (we have things in common!), I would love for every week to include an opportunity to speak to a group of energetic business people who have global awareness. This coming week I have been invited to just such an opportunity, and I’m excited! I...
Paul Graham continues to be one of my favourite business writers – I estimate that I’ve been reading his essays for a decade now. In many ways, even without having met him, pg (and Hacker News, which he built and originally named Startup News) is a key influence in my enthusiasm for tech startups, capital...
I’ve selected a handful of heuristics in my life that I credit with making me happy(ier). Here’s one of the big ones: Never Run for Public Transport. I developed this decision-making framework in my final year of university. (That was a happy year for a lot of reasons, but I don’t want to digress). Brisbane...
Source: Sydney Morning Herald. Most business advisors and business coaches recommend drawing up a business plan, but many SME owners opt to go without. “A business plan would have slowed us down,” Eve John says. “It just seemed a little bit too rigid.” Jacob Aldridge is an international Shirlaws business coach, and has one simple...
Source: Business News Daily What makes a good business presentation? Here are 36 “killer” tips. In among a lot of recommendations for the latest technology, keep an eye on number 19 where I point out “Too many presenters rely on technology to gloss over their flaws in memory or expertise” Read all 36 tips here.
