I am an internet and mobile business consultant, angel investor and blogger with clients and projects across the United States of America, Australia and Asia. The company I founded - KAYWEB - has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, New York and Manila, providing premium websites and apps solutions to businesses, organizations, government and individuals.
When ‘social’ was the ‘in’ thing online, businesses were falling over one another trying to turn their businesses’ online presence more social. Many were unsuccessful. Now… ‘gamification’ is the ‘in’ thing and businesses have a greater chance of riding this wave succesfully.
Committed entrepreneurs are always strategizing about their startups. Even in their sleep. They plan the startup’s journey, their exit, and most things in between. Something that is often missed, but also deserves thought and strategy, is the startup’s launch. How a startup launches can pave the way for its future success or failure. The following [...]
The latest pitching season has just ended at KAYWEB Angels, during which we invited approximately 30 of 200-plus funding applicants to present their ideas in person. We allowed these individuals and groups 20 minutes to go through their prepared presentations, before firing away with questions from our board members for another 30-40 minutes. While we [...]
My team of angel investors just made our latest series of investments. We read over 200 submitted applications, witnessed over 20 pitches in person, and made three investments in web and mobile startups which we announced this week. Every investor will tell you ‘the entrepreneur’ is a key component of any investment decision they make. [...]
A key lesson for web startups has emerged from the recent bad press and hostility directed at the online movie rentals powerhouse, Netflix. Netflix provides on-demand movies and shows streamed online to subscribers, as well as a mail-order DVDs delivered by post at a flat rate to customers. The company has over 24 million subscribers [...]
When planning an online or mobile business, founders and co-founders must begin discussing ‘location’ as soon as possible. By location, I particularly refer to the launch and base location(s) of your online or mobile business. The following are four pointers I suggest you to consider in your startup location discussion: Firstly, is where you live [...]
A good entrepreneur is always an optimist by nature. He or she must also be a realist, which is not always a characteristic that comes naturally to us entrepreneurs.
I was invited to speak to a class of entrepreneurs of the Kauffman Foundation FastTrac program at the SUNY Levin Institute in New York City this month. The topic was ‘the most important lesson I have learnt as an entrepreneur’. My answer was the lesson to ‘know my market’ before launching a venture. This simple [...]
The roads to virality of the great internet startups that consume our everyday lives, like Facebook, Twitter and Groupon to name a few, have been less conventional than the roads to a similar result experienced by traditional startup businesses. These great internet startups have proven that ‘quirkiness’ can replace the billions of marketing dollars spent by [...]
When asked in a recent interview with YoungEntrepreneur.com for a piece of advice for young entrepreneurs, I answered “dream big but act lean”. This is critical advice. Wikipedia defines an entrepreneur as “a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea and is accountable for the inherent risks and the outcome”. An [...]
