Startups are the most intense way of testing your idea in reality, because you will get the most truthful feedback from a merciless entity: the free market. But startups aren't just great at testing out your idea. They're also phenomenal in testing yourself. If a company
It's my first rodeo working for a startup, and I'm struggling to stay in the saddle. Everything, everywhere, all at once. Tasks come in from left and right. I don't know where to start. But then I remember something I've used multiple
I was only a kid when I almost drowned in a vortex of confusion. There's never a great time for parents to divorce. But as the American scientist Erica Komisar found out, there are worse times. The worst by far is when the child is between eleven and
When I quit my job about a year ago to go traveling, I thought finding work when I got back again would be easy money. Especially for the new kind of employer I wanted to work for: startups. The job market spat in my face, kicked me in the shin,
There’s this horrible notion slithering through human behavior: acting like a subject of knowledge is beneath one’s self for engaging with it. There’s nothing “cool” about not caring to know something. If that’s the thinking, then it’s all about ego. Because ego can’t handle
For the past three days, I've explored Paris. What the "City of Light" made me realize is that we don't build like we used to before: there's beauty behind every corner. A certain flair follows you wherever you go. Yet in our
Bombardment from everywhere. I don’t know where up and down is, let alone what to do next. No manual exists for such a novel situation. No checklist. Nada. They just keep detonating. Round after round, with no end in sight. For the first time in my life, I feel
The opposite of happiness is not unhappiness, but boredom. And I’ve had too much of it. About one and a half years ago, I was dying for a creative hobby. Something that would give me a chance for self-expression while also being cognitively challenging. “Why would you start a
Okay, here we go ladies and gents. I struggle to learn when I only consume information. Gunning for understanding, you must create something out of the information. So why not write a short essay to strengthen the understanding of a subject? You also train your writing, communication, and storytelling ability
It took me three times until I realized sprinting full speed hitting my head against a wall was causing the headache I was overweight growing up. Adding extra pounds on the scale doesn't add to your self-esteem, unfortunately. Otherwise I would've been one of the most
Last week, I had the pleasure to organize a workshop all by myself. These are some of my learnings. Workshops Are Fun Getting a bunch of experienced and passionate people in the same room is a great method of learning, understanding a problem, and getting to a solution quicker than
My first love started with hate from all sides. "There might be better kinds of sports out there for you. Maybe." "You're too short." "Your career will be over after the under 19 league. Enjoy it while it lasts." Many things brought