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You call that Agile?
Agile doesn’t mean you take an 18 month project and break it down into month releases Why do startups fail? Too many startups begin with the idea for a product that they think people want… and they...
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The Journey to Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
From teenage coder to Tech Advisor with CITP status I’ve been in tech since I was a teenager. Of course, back then, things were very different to today. The web was still evolving. Social media...
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Self-transcendence in Mentoring and Coaching, Leadership and Life
Should we stop at “self-actualisation”? Here is a visual of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Look familiar? Maslow’s hierarchy of needs The pinnacle of the hierarchy seems to make sense. Where else can...
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Advice for Early Stage Startup Founders If you can, embed yourself in the market well before you launch. It’s much easier to sell as an insider than it is as an outsider. You can partner with...
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Avoiding the pitfalls of working in a vacuum As humans, we know we need oxygen to survive, and the same goes for ideas. Stifle an idea in a vacuum and it’s probably going to die. How do we avoid this?...
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Gamification and EdTech: Here be Monsters
How gamification motivates people to do extraordinary things (sometimes) One of my recent reads has been Gamify: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things by Brian Burke. Gamify by...
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What is Blended Learning and how can Tech help?
EdTech + Blended Learning In 2020, I ran an online workshop for academic colleagues on innovative ways to use Tech to aid teaching and learning. During the session, I asked what everyone thought...
View ArticleYour Startup Technical Advisor
Every month, I offer a limited number of free 30-minute consultations to startup founders and business owners. If you’d like to benefit from this, please get in touch. Ideally come with a specific...
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Why everyone should care about bad software development
Software is eating the world! You use software all the time. You’re using software to read this article online right now. Bad software development practices impact you, whether you realise it or not....
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Get to know the capability and culture of a provider before you invest in their software In a previous article, I reviewed “Why everyone should care about bad software development”. The purpose of...
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