The Entrepreneurial Truth Blog
Unspun lessons from a startup entrepreneur at the coal-face. By Sahil Merchant.
Entrepreneurs: Stop and spare a thought for your oft-overlooked loved ones this Valentine’s Day
Most entrepreneurs, while surrounded with people, walk a lonely road.However, this Valentine’s Day, spare a thought for the wifes/husbands/girlfriends/boyfriends of entrepreneurs, who oftenlive with even greater degrees of isolation and uncertainly than their partners.
Why I don’t trust brands… even when they appear authentic.
We recently got slammed. Last week, I was cc’d on seven emails in the space of a minute. They were all from Wordpress, each one a comment from the mag nation blog waiting for approval. On further examination, the author of all seven comments was the same person, and they had posted the exact same comment on seven different blog posts.
You say you’re an expert. I say you “know” squat
As I lie in bed writing this on a Sunday morning, I am bracing myself for a wave of criticism. There is going to be a fair dose of irony in this article, and depending on where it meanders, I can imagine it pissing off a lot of people.
Innovation sometimes requires us to risk being seen in our underwear
I have come to realise that innovation and creativity are rarely about killer ideas, but more often connected to a cycle of trying, learning and adapting. Big companies don’t always reward this process. It is often about getting it right, which doesn’t bode well for allowing space to try, fail and try once again. Take our recent “Undies Monday” promotion…
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.
Why “Work smarter and not harder” is crap advice for entrepreneurs
When it comes to building a company from scratch, there’s no substitute for hard work, writes Sahil Merchant.
Every entrepreneur should clean poo – literally – and create legend
A company’s culture is set early and by the founder. If you hook in from the get-go, the resulting stories can become the stuff of legend that sustains staff morale long into the future, says Sahil Merchant.
Why Chief Coffee Drinker is my most important entrepreneurial role
An ex-colleague of mine, the least entrepreneurial person I have ever met, gave me the best piece of entrepreneurial advice I have ever received. She told me just as I was starting mag nation that my most important job would be having a coffee with five random people every week. I smiled politely and filed this one in the back pocket. She was right, though. When I have lived by this rule, my business has progressed. When I have ignored it, we have stagnated.
Will entrepreneurial success turn your kids into wankers?
We all want the best for our families, and building successful companies is one of the best ways to provide for them. But while you’re off establishing your empire, will your kids turn into spoilt ingrates?
Capital raising complexity and why I haven’t blogged
I’m in the middle of raising another round of capital and it occurs to me that one of the costs of professional investment, especially with VCs or Private Equity firms, is complexity. Not many people talk about this.
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