When I was working at The Economist in New York, some 7 years ago I got the chance to work with the business development team who were tasked to conjure up new businesses for the…
Designing Your Life
I spend an immense amount of my time reflecting, researching, reading, and stressing about what I want to do with my life. So it should come as no surprise that I’ve read almost every best-selling…
If You Rest, You Rust.
If there’s one trait that defines me – it’s stubbornness. It took me 11 minutes to write that opening sentence and 2 months to publish this post, because between starting and ending I opened four…
A Simple Case on Speaking the Truth
In my usual daydreams, I am called upon – not to lead an army or to star in a real-life musical, but to give a commencement speech. Yes! Unlike most people, I dream of being…
Live For Tomorrow
There is a version of me who spends her free time reading books about philosophy, goes for a run before breakfast, and spends Sunday afternoons meal prepping and cooking for the rest of the week….
Making Sense of ICOs: The $100M Seed Investment
For the most parts, ICOs sound and look like the modern day gold rush. An ICO or an Initial Coin Offering is the imperfect blend of an IPO (Initial Public Offering) and Crowd Funding. Although…
Here’s How We Press for Progress
Spend a few minutes online today and you will see many gems, and slogans that ambitious women would do well to pin up on their wall. Messages of appreciating women and respecting the work they do….
Blockchain for Dummies
You may have heard the term ‘blockchain’ and dismissed it as a buzzword or maybe thought it was a technical jargon that may need one too many engineering degrees to use authentically in a dinner…
The case for self-awareness and humility in entrepreneurship
If you spend a few minutes reading online advice to entrepreneurs, one thing becomes clear from the start – entrepreneurs are encouraged to be arrogant. ‘Fake it till you make it’ ‘You can be often…
The Magical Future of the Internet
Lets take a moment here and think of how money has evolved over time. It was invented some 2000 years ago as a medium of exchange. Coins replaced the barter system, and evolved into banknotes,…