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, and of learning and becoming – bit by bit – the best I can be.

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! From the verdant footpaths of Britain to the ancient ruins of Peru, I’ll share my tales and recommend top tips.

Shopping

Tech & gadgets, fashion & beauty, green & lifestyle

Explore some of the best products and services that I’ve tested and advocate. There is so much stuff out there that is crap, here’s a bunch of things that aren’t.

Recent ruminations

Growing pains

Alicia Navarro2018-09-29T12:58:20+01:00May 1st, 2010|Birth of a Startup, Ruminations|

We always knew it would happen. The day after we closed our last funding round, I sat with my team, there were 9 of us, and we said “You know things are going to change

How to ask for advice from busy CEOs

Alicia Navarro2018-10-03T19:14:54+01:00April 23rd, 2010|Birth of a Startup, Ruminations|

I’m at a fascinating point in my startup journey. I am still growing my company, I don’t think of myself as a success yet. Not until I’m wildly profitable or I’ve been acquired for a

Kicking things off again

Alicia Navarro2019-02-11T13:50:18+00:00April 23rd, 2010|Birth of a Startup, Ruminations|

Its been a very very long time since I have written in this blog. The last post was such a fitting place to stop, that it felt almost criminal to sully such a poetic ending

Recent travel posts

Recent shopping posts

Alicia Navarro2019-08-16T12:30:44+01:00

Best handbag ever

Alicia Navarro2019-08-16T12:30:01+01:00

A welcoming doormat

Alicia Navarro2019-03-20T19:01:46+00:00

Soho Home champagne coupes

My startup journal from the very beginning…

November 2010

Fire in the eyes

Alicia Navarro2018-09-28T17:55:36+01:00November 29th, 2010|

This is my guide to hiring: look for the ‘fire in the eyes’. I look for someone who’s eyes twinkle when they talk about

April 2018

The serendipity of unemployment

Alicia Navarro2019-02-04T15:06:26+00:00April 17th, 2018|

Today was my second day of London-based "unemployment". I use quote marks, because I'm not really sure what to call this state I am

Busy doing not much

Alicia Navarro2019-02-11T20:43:10+00:00April 19th, 2018|

I'm a few days into my London-based post-CEOship. I've been phenomenally lucky that these days have coincided with a totally unseasonal heatwave, and I'm