Upstarta
  • Making a Life

    All choices (including inaction) have consequences. We choose to run our businesses and organisations according to a set of Principles that make them more people friendly, resilient to recessions, and more. In a nutshell: we don't merely make a living, we make a life.

    Our mentors assist people with business strategy, our members also engage in co-mentoring. Sharing is a benefit, not a risk.

The Plan

June 13, 2013

In the beginning, there was a Plan. Then came Arseumptions. And the Arseumptions were without form. And the plan was without substance. And darkness was on the face of the Workers. And they spoke among themselves, saying “It is a crock of shit, and it stinks.” And the Workers went unto their Supervisors and said “It is a pale of dung, and none may abide the odor thereof.” And the …read the rest

Business Plan

June 7, 2013

At Upstarta meetings we’ve explored the concept of business plans. In a “traditional” business, you need a business plan because …read the rest

Pigs Don’t Fly – Things Learnt from Unsuccessful Crowd-Funding

May 28, 2013

http://www.pigsdontfly.com/2013/05/7-things-i-learned-from-unsuccessful.html Zac Martin writes: “So my half court shot for a product I was crowd-funding on Pozible missed. Not by …read the rest

Remission Advice

May 23, 2013

Australian companies have this strange habit, they issue “remission advice” notifications when they’ve paid an invoice. I suppose the practise …read the rest

Class of 2013: Four Things You Must Unlearn Immediately

May 22, 2013

Original article at: https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130521093557-314058-class-of-2013-four-things-you-must-unlearn-immediately (copied in full here as the url doesn’t look like a permalink) Daniel Shapiro wrotes: “I …read the rest

Low Volume and Custom Made – Opportunities

May 13, 2013

I’ve mentioned 3D printing before as an example of enabling technology. Tools that used to cost tens of thousands of …read the rest