Hi, I’m Alicia!
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About me
Entrepreneur, passionate speaker, empathetic advisor.
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Ruminations
Thoughts, experiences, ideas and reflections
A blog documenting the trials and tribulations of starting and running a tech startup, of living in these exciting but challenging times, and of learning and becoming – bit by bit – the best I can be.
Recent ruminations
How to *actually* help an early stage startup
I'm at it again, second time around. I'm back in the madness/hellscape/euphoria of early stage startup life. Like giving birth to an actual child (I'm told), after a few years, you forget how bad the
How to resign from your own company
Startup founders are the subject of a very intensive content marketing campaign led by VCs. VC's success come from investing in people that are so focused and determined to succeed, that they give up everything
A simple guide to affiliate marketing
Oddly, in the last couple of weeks, I've had 7-8 emails from friends asking for some advice on affiliate marketing. It's weird: I ran Skimlinks for 11 years, and yet as soon as its not
Recent travel posts
I cried (with joy) for you, Argentina (part 1 – Buenos Aires)
What a country! Who would have thought, 8 months ago when I hired a virtual project manager via Upwork, that I'd end up with a dear friend and an Argentinian adventure. I met Paula online,
The end of the adventures of Leithy, Lumi and Lancelot
Just over 3 months ago, I set off on an adventure. I had bought a car (Lancelot) and loaded it with my puppy (Lumi) and quite a lot of other luggage, and drove off. There
Watching and being in Game of Thrones at the same time
It is quite surreal to one day be walking on a Basque beach with uniquely shaped jutting stone cliffs, and the next day see it on TV as Daeneyrs' ancestral home of Dragonstone. Here I
Recent shopping posts
My startup journal from the very beginning…
January 2007
Here we go…
Damn, I hate to admit it, but Google are good. After struggling for more hours than I will admit, trying to get the Terapad
Sleep deprivation
The thing I find the hardest to cope with while trying to start a business and work full-time, is the sleep deprivation. This is
Negotiating contracts – part 1
It was quite a scary process for me to finalise the contract with the development house I engaged to develop my site. They are
Negotiating contracts – part 2
Once the price and scope of works was finalised between myself and my supplier, it was time to finalise and sign the contract. This
Designing a logo
Now, I admit, I made this a bigger deal than perhaps it warranted. On the other hand, why start a company if you don't
February 2007
To work or not to work…
Not that I have a choice at the moment, but not a day goes by when I ponder on whether I can do this