Australia – State of the Startup Nation

By H.Sekhon On April 8, 2011 · View Comments · In Startups

I was discussing my side-project with Lane Burdett (@laneburdett) from “My Main St.” and Web DIY and Business DIY when the conversation turned towards the state of the nation with regards to start-ups. “How come despite excellent education, healthy economy and plenty of opportunities Australia still [...]

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Startup Ideas – Just Do It!

By H.Sekhon On January 13, 2011 · View Comments · In Business, Startups

Remember the Nike logo, “Just do it!“? I’m sure they had some kind of subliminal message to it i.e. don’t sit and rationalize, just get out there and do it. Although that may sound a bit counter-intuitive and reckless and would also depend on a number of other factors such as infrastructure and capital availability, [...]

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News From the Startup Trenches – Lose Some Sleep

By H.Sekhon On January 11, 2011 · View Comments · In General, Startups

It’s been about 3 months since we’ve been working part-time on our startup and after a somewhat staggering start on the technical co-founder’s part (i.e. me) we’ve covered some ground. You’ve probably read the previous posts on starting a [...]

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Starting a Startup – The Market

By H.Sekhon On November 26, 2010 · View Comments · In Business, Startups

If you read the previous posts (or posts from leading entrepreneurs)  and got excited about working on your startup and rushed into getting the product ready, STOP! Now you’re all WTF? after all that stuff about staying the course and doing a little everyday I ask you to STOP. Yeah [...]

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Starting a startup – Why start a startup?

By H.Sekhon On November 19, 2010 · View Comments · In Business, Startups

If you find the idea of starting a startup daunting, you’re not alone. I wrote about the fear of failure associated with starting a startup not long ago. If you’re the fearless kinds, even better, you’re perhaps thinking about why you should start one when:

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Starting a Startup – Staying Motivated

By H.Sekhon On November 12, 2010 · View Comments · In Business, Startups

If you’ve made it past the idea stage and the fear of failure and have started working on your cherished startup idea, even if it’s just research you’re up to at the moment, then GREAT! You’re one step closer to realizing your true potential and your [...]

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Starting a Startup – The Fear of Failure

By H.Sekhon On November 5, 2010 · View Comments · In Business, Startups

You’ve probably had a few good ideas and then you saw someone else “rip-off” those ideas somewhere on the interwebs and started waiting for the next killer idea to come your way. Sound familiar? Feel something holding you back? Fear perhaps?

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