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
“Can I pick your brain on how to raise funding?”
One of the phrases I generally dread from a solicitious email or conference attendee is "Can I meet with you to pick your brain on X?". It is such a broad topic, and generally it
Busy doing not much
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 currently sitting on my sun-drenched balcony in short shorts and a
The serendipity of unemployment
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 in now. I am no longer full-time at Skimlinks, but I
Recent travel posts
Egyptian calamities
After my 4th calamity of my Egypt tour, a concerned fellow traveller asked if I was ok. "Oh yes", I assured her, "This is normal for me. My friends in London call me Calamity Jane,
Key of Life
Egypt is officially the most different country I've ever been to. Culturally, geographically, socially, its all very exotic and so different from Western societies. Firstly, they home deliver KFC. Tee hee... sorry, just noticed a
An attempt to summarise
Goodness, its been ages since I last updated this blog, I do apologise. In my attempt to get up to date as quickly as possible, I am going to shamefully summarise the last month's key
Recent shopping posts
My startup journal from the very beginning…
May 2008
Web Mission 08 – the aftermath
And finally, my final post on Startups.co.uk reflecting on Web Mission 08 and what it has meant to Skimbit: I have been back a
July 2008
A day in the park
Skimbit has changed a lot since I past posted. We are now a team of four, working in new offices in Shoreditch, London. We
August 2008
“Its a small world afterall…”
We are growing bit by bit - welcome the newest member to the Skimbit team, Tamas from Hungary. We are continuing our trend towards
Drink Tank shenanigans
We have been very busy here at Skimbit headquarters. Busily putting together our exciting new version of the site, filled with lots of little
Server downtime today
Apologies to anyone trying to access Skimbit today. We have been beset by problems with our hosting company (intermittent slowness, frequent unexplained downtimes etc)
September 2008
A new way to dine
Skimbit is lucky enough to have the strategic IT assistance of a friend of mine, Bernie. But Bernie is a busy boy. And besides