Yassas! In the past I used to sigh each time I had to repeat myself on what we do, feeling that I’ve explained it a million of times and somehow, it looks I speak alien language that no one understands. The problem was me. This is probably one of the main reasons startups don’t grow. …
Choosing a name for your business: seems like a no brainer, yet, many people fall into costly problems because they think ahead. First, it’s all about Memorability. Your business name should stick in people’s minds. Think short, simple, and easy to spell. Think Amazon, eBay or Apple. Next, consider Relevance. When we first started @oishya_, …
What do you need to start eCommerce shop? First of all passion and vision. This sounds obvious, but it’s needed if you want to succeed. You’ll encounter so many problems along so if you’re driven only by money, you’ll give up. Have a clear vision of why you want to start a business and what …
Mayans could calculate positions of Moon and timing of eclipses. They knew.But they didn’t understand why. They didn’t know about the underlying principles and mechanics that governed these celestial events. Nobel laureate Richard Feynman, explained the difference between knowing and understanding, in this five-minute video: He argued that knowing is being able to do calculations that …
Once again, my plan to publish weekly went to hell. And once again, I’m back to square one, removing my creative block by writing whatever whatever is on my mind. I have so many great angles that I want to explore, loose thoughts, inspiring or provoking quotes that I think you’d like. About free will …
This #hankka episode will be a little bit different, but I feel I should warn others, especially small business owners which any reputation glitch is often make it or break it for the business. Namely… ⛔🤬👨💻 last week we fell victim to a scam. Just to be clear: We were not hacked. Our server and …
I remember that Christmas morning, when I got a real Barbie doll and her house from my mom from Pewex. It was a very big deal, because in late 80s and early 90s, shops in post-Communist Poland still shone with emptiness. Previously you could only get the the most necessary products – and they were …
So, I stumbled upon this cool thing the other day while I was getting into planting some seeds in my little garden. I wanted to grow coriander, and instead of going for those fancy seed packets, I decided to try something different—I bought coriander seeds meant for cooking. And guess what? It wasn’t only cheaper, …
Every time I visit my hometown, I have this conflicting feeling: I’m glad I left and get to experience and build things that most people there never dreamt of, but then I think – maybe a life in a small town where everything is familiar, and everyone knows everything about everyone else is a key …
I’m late to the party, but I’ve just seen the viral video of the crowd at SXSW’24 booing a reel of people either promising the magic future AI will bring to our lives, or claiming it to be “without alternative”. It’s good to see that many people do not mindlessly buy into the hype. Still, this event speaks to …
In the public markets, there’s a growing separation between companies betting heavily on AI and those that aren’t. At the moment, AI companies trade at 2.5x the multiple of non-AI companies in the public market. This screaming difference should compound over time as the adoption of AI is still relatively early – we’re only 20 months …
Is it only me, or it’s been a new wave of spammy, salesly emails lately (feels like 400% increase in the last 2 months)? To the sales guys: if you’re using AI-aided outreach platforms, you should ask your money back, because it’s not working. Most of the emails I get are way too long, too …