Anthill Magazine

To give up or go on: Is it time to call it quits?

Eight years ago I found myself on the floor in tears. My father had just passed away, my business was failing and my love life sucked. Oh wait! That’s always sucked (and not in the good kinda way). I was at a cross roads in my ...

The 10 best strategic business slides of all time: #7 — Positioning

In the seventh post in this series, Nigel Malone shares the contents of another of his favourite business keynote slides, drawn from a cross-section of sources that includes some of the great business, brand and military planners of all time. Also in this series: Favourite ...

Create a marketing campaign in 60 seconds

Stuck for an idea for your next marketing campaign? Short on the cash to fund it? Pick a card. Elaborate professional marketing is mostly out of bounds for startups and SMEs. While many resources are available to the small business owner, it often come down a ...

LinkedIn helps Irish startup raise over $250,000 in 8 days

Limerick-based software startup Goshido recently completed its first round of private fundraising in only eight days. What is more impressive is that it accomplished this feat solely via the social media networking site LinkedIn. Investors were offered 10 slots valued at €25,000 each and representing two ...

How to supercharge employees: Just ask them to buy the company, like Bam Creative did

Late last year, Miles Burke, the founder of Perth-based Bam Creative, engineered a coup d’état within his own business. He invited all the company’s employees to become shareholders. Bam started the new year with everyone buzzing around the office, genuinely working for the collective good ...

Nike’s ‘No excuses’ ad will get you moving

This compelling ‘No Excuses’ Nike promo — featuring Wheelchair Basketball Player Matt Scott — is about dodging exercise workouts, but the spirit is just as relevant for business. As Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin’s recent series Build a startup in seven days and under $500 reveals, the best ...

Have you ever sacked a client?

Having just terminated a relationship with a client, David Moore considers the flawed client service model that sees the provider living on eggshells. Right now I am feeling quite sick but strangely relieved. I’ve sacked a client. I could have been nicer about it and I definitely ...

Entrepreneurial success: Why a clear objective can make us narrow minded

I think it is safe to say that most entrepreneurs are pretty motivated people. To risk everything to create something new, you have to have a fairly clear idea of what you want to achieve. However, after talking with hundreds of entrepreneurs, I have come ...

The 10 best strategic business slides of all time: #6 — Competition

In the sixth post in this series, Nigel Malone shares the contents of another of his favourite business keynote slides, drawn from a cross-section of sources that includes some of the great business, brand and military planners of all time. Favourite Slide #1: The Hedgehog Favourite Slide #2: ...

Rethinking entrepreneurship for the next decade

The world is currently eyeball-deep in a period of technological disruption that is unparalleled in human history. This is creating a smorgasbord of opportunities for those entrepreneurs who have the balls to innovate, writes Steve Anderson. Dan’L Lewin, Corporate Vice President of Strategic and Emerging Business ...