My philosophy??
A lot of people have been asking me, “Minna, what is your philosophy?” and I always have to think about it. I have to think about what it is because it is something I put in practice every day; it’s ingrained in me so I can’t nail it down to a phrase. I [...]
Read MoreEmail madness
How does one stay balanced and efficient when the Blackberry goes off every few minutes notifying me of new emails event at wee hours of the night? The harmful thing about being too connected is that I spend way too many hours reading and answering emails. I confess – I can’t keep up [...]
Read MoreAn honest answer
I always tell my partner, if every one is saying YES we are not doing any thing interesting, during challenging times.
Although this is also important when it comes to making crucial decisions. A leader’s success is heavily dependent on getting honest feedback from people around them. Don’t flex your “I’m-the-boss” muscles and neglect [...]
Franchise model
Michael Gerber – the small business guru said to me, “Minna set your business up like a franchise otherwise you will never be able to get away from the daily grind”. Michael is a huge mentor to me; and I have admired and respected his work for so long so when he spoke to me [...]
Read MoreA new level of thinking
Business growth is a pain. Urban Bella, even though it has been only 8 months old has been able to signed clients such as Zhu Jiang beer, Toni & Guy, Schick Quattro and Reactine. We are in a crucial growth phase – the killer phase of most startups. This is a test of human resources [...]
Read MoreWhat does business pro have in common with poker pro?
Yes, I know, I have not written in a long time. I will be writing regularly again so please stop sending me emails about writing.
Lately, I have been hearing a lot of comparisons between business and poker (must be the World Series of Poker this month that is generating this entire discussion). What makes a [...]
Accelerator Program
I was recently invited to join Accelerator Program by Cameron Laker of Mindfield Group and Jade Bourelle from Hire Desk. After the first introduction meeting, I was completely floored by what it has to provide…
The Accelerator Program is the catalyst that enables first-stage entrepreneurs to catapult your business to the next level. To qualify for the [...]
Where in the world is Minna?!?
I have been receiving a lot of emails asking when my next blog would be….. My adventure as an entrepreneur had a few stumbling road blocks lately but now I’m back and found some time for a new blog entry.
It’s been a great lesson for me because as many entrepreneurs can relate, we go through [...]
A worthwhile quote to ponder over
“The main point is to first get the right people on the bus (and the wrong people off the bus) before you figure out where to drive it. The second key point is the degree of sheer rigor needed in people decisions in order to take a company from good to great.”
— Jim Collins, [...]
“When It Comes to Innovation, Geography Is Destiny”???
In a New York Time article by G. PASCAL ZACHARY aptly titled “When it comes to innovation, geography is destiny”, Zachary makes a point to say that geography “trumps who you are”.
In short, “geography matters,” Professor Romer said. Give birth to an information-technology idea in Silicon Valley and the chances of success seem vastly higher [...]