Missing ring – hoping for a miracle here!
I’m putting it out to the universe. I lost a ring (well, a stack of three rings) that are very dear to me. You can see the three rings in the photo here. I bought them…
Hi, I’m Alicia!
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About me
Entrepreneur, passionate speaker, empathetic advisor. Explore some of the things I’ve built and achieved. Listen, read and watch some of my interviews and coverage. And get in touch if you’d like me to help you with your business or speak at your event.
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.
Travel
Adventures, get-aways, wanderings and discoveries. I love to savour the world’s beauty, experience its teachings, and survive the inevitable mishaps along the way!
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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 blogging service to look vaguely customised, I heaved a…
Read More ›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 made significantly worse is you try to be healthy…
Read More ›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 based outside Australia (where I am based), and so…
Read More ›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 process generally involves lawyers and long…
Read More ›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 aspire to be the best: if you aspire to mediocrity, you will…
Read More ›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 – whether I can start an internet business – while working in a full time job.…
Read More ›White versus colour in web site backgrounds
In designing my soon-to-be-released web application, I pondered for a while over what colour background to use. A trivial concern you may think, but I am aware of the potential it…
Read More ›Am I disadvantaged being based in Sydney?
I read an interesting post (with interesting comments) on one of my favourite blogs Read/Write Web about whether the location of your web business matters to its success. Read the…
Read More ›The challenges of finding a business name
Its hard enough thinking up a clever, original and catchy company name. Its made infinitely more difficult by then having to see whether the domain name is available. The process…
Read More ›Top 5 things I have learnt so far
I’ve been working on my little business for the past 8 months or so now, and most of that time was spent developing the idea and getting it ready for development. So here are my…
Read More ›I’ve decided I want seed capital
So, despite earlier posts declaring I was going to get my startup launched all on my own, and the self-evident pride I felt in calling my little venture a ‘self-funded startup’, I…
Read More ›March 2007
Heartbreak – my first seed funding rejection
Well, I finally heard back from the seed capital fund I had requested funding from. I guess unsurprisingly, they declined. Their reasons were that they didn’t have enough evidence…
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