Startup Founder Advisors: Emerging talent requires hard truths to grow
Startup talent needs great advisors to progress further in their founder journey
I had a chat with Artificial Intelligence
I wanted to test its article writing creativity, and therefore simply decided to have a conversation with the A.I. and record the outcome:
MSS Series – Venture Capital Conviction
VC Conviction (1/6) I haven’t done a series of posts for a while 🤨 I’ve been engaged at a Venture Capital firm since April 2020. From a founder perspective, this has made me realize that most entrepreneurs under-estimate the type of outcomes needed by the VC economic model when they invest in a startup […]
Creating Entrepreneurs: Deliberately seeking uncertainty
The feature discusses key pillars that contribute to "Creating Entrepreneurs": ℹ️ seeking uncertainty as a path to profit ℹ️ ecosystem building through public/private measures ℹ️ entrepreneurs working with peers through cohort groups ℹ️ successful entrepreneurs become lighthouses 🎇
The Malta startup scene: Uncertain outcomes, a worthy investment
This article featured on Tech.Mag issue 3, 2021 as part of a feature on the startup ecosystem in Malta. https://bemags.com/magazines/techmag It’s a few years that Malta is progressively making efforts to attract new businesses and startups. For example, one of the latest initiatives is the introduction of a “start-up visa”
MSS Aug 22 Editorial: Founder Cohorts, resource hiding in plain sight
Social Capital amongst entrepreneurs is a critical element in an innovative ecosystem. Entrepreneurs arrive at missing resources through the relationships and interactions of their networks. These interactions create an environment in which they not only could learn from their peers, but also support each other emotionally throu
Building Lighthouses
Startups are a bet that the future will be radically different from the present, and they are valuable on the way up because they are, effectively, setting out to discover whether a project, deliberately fraught with uncertainty, may one day become a scalable and repeatable business. According to Alex Danco, as he described in o
Article Feature on The Accountant: Venture Capital & Startups
The article hereunder appeared in the 1st edition of 2022 of the Accountant, a magazine issued by the The Malta Institute of Accountants. The article is linked to a course in collaboration with the MIA. M22021: CFO perspective: Venture Capital & Start-ups 7-8 April | 9:15 – 12:30, delivered online At the time when Malt
MSS Posts: Founders Agreement
Disclaimer: I am not a legal professional. The hereunder is for information purposes and does not constitute advice (1/6) : Why ? Putting together shared goals, visions and thoughts is beneficial ⌛📍 Focussing on long term projections not just short term issues Learning how to deal with constructive arguments and criticism I
MSS Jan2022: Changing of the Startup Guard
The two big stories of 2021 were undoubtedly the acquisition of Malta’s flagship tech startups. Altaro announced its acquisition by backup solution provider Hornetsecurity and more recently Contentsquare acquired Hotjar following the French company’s $500 million in funding at a $2.8 billion valuation. Whilst this ne
MSS Posts: Guide to Startup First Employees 💁🏻♀️
Mentality 🧠 – Pros vs Cons (1/6) Pros 👍: Rubbing shoulders with inspirational and visionary founders. If there is one base requisite it is this – be inspired by the founding team! Working around a group of people who genuinely enjoy their job makes needing to perform an easier task Chances are you’ll be given
MSS Post Series: Edward deBono
Edward De Bono series 1/6 In my early 20s I read “Lateral Thinking”, the phrase he is mostly renowned for. The mental exercises were good fun, but only now, following the news of his sad passing that I tried to explore his work. I hope this series will be a stepping stone for others […]
MSS Post Series: NFTs
Disclaimer: The hereunder is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute advice. NFTs are highly volatile assets, your capital is at risk of losing its full value. Topics that will be covered ✅ Success stories 🎩 Status, Signalling, Utility & Entertainment ⚠️ Risks, fraud, scams 🤟🏽 NFT lingo
EDUCATIONAL VERSUS TRANSACTIONAL MINDSET
Welcome! To the third edition of the Malta Startup Space update. When I set out on this journey, my concern was that I would not have enough of the type of content I wanted to keep the momentum going. What I mean here is: deal$, deal$, deal$. Read the Sep21 Malta Startup Update – […]
Startup Ecosystem building starts with talent and a conversation
I recently sat down with @Luca Arrigo from Negozju, a platform that informs about #startups and #digitalnomad life in #Malta The goal was to share our combined experiences in Malta Startup Space, myself as moderator of the Facebook group, and Luca as an engaged user of the same Topics discussed are:- Building an Audience- Work
Stock Market Vs Start-Up Investing
This article looks at the start-up scene locally and internationally and assess where one can place an investment within a successful start-up, whilst also gaining an understanding on the life of a start-up and its mission to overcome the ‘valley of death’. In contrast to this, we thought we’d add our own section wher
