Entrepreneurship Archives

Making Rational Decisions

miaijita · November 22, 2020November 22, 2020

A couple of days ago I received a notification letter from the government that I need to submit the first Tax Return document for my small company. The deadline is in the next two weeks. This just stresses me out. I find it hard to work on the document as I have no experience with …

Attack of the Feature Creep

miaijita · November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

It can happen to anyone of us. Really. Me: Need to be careful not to feature creep this game. Also Me: We now have a puzzle mini game that involves collecting the word “Love” in multiple languages throughout the world. When I started to work on Just Juno this year, I was already warned to avoid feature …

Back to School Edition: Unreal Engine

miaijita · November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

As a non-technical founder, I have been trying to educate myself to understand the programming world better. I did my research, reached out to my networks, and went to a few conferences for developers — even made some awesome friends along the way. Initially I didn’t think of learning how to code as that wouldn’t …

The Long Slow Run

miaijita · November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

“My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long university education that I never had — every day I’m learning something new.” — Richard Branson I’ve never been a fast runner. I was so shy about this. I often ended up choosing hidden running track to avoid people so that I …

Is This Urgent or Is This Important?

miaijita · November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.” ― Bruce Lee It has been quite a ride since I founded my startup this year. There’s a lot of things to do, so many people to meet, plenty of events to attend. The question is no longer where to …

The Power of an Intro

miaijita · November 1, 2020November 1, 2020

“Ask people you know if they can introduce you to someone you are specifically looking to meet.” ― Beth Ramsay The concept of asking for an introduction was fairly new to me. Why do I need to ask for an intro from someone else if I could reach out to the person directly? Well, I …

So, How Are You Going To Make Money?

miaijita · November 1, 2020November 1, 2020

That’s the question I often received right after my pitch. It’s a good wake up call as I didn’t think about the money in the beginning. I just want to create products that are useful for others. Now I realise that my passion should be sustainable as well. It’s good to create something, but it’s …

Lessons from My First Pitch

miaijita · November 1, 2020November 1, 2020

“When we are selling our ideas, the audience must first buy us.” — Peter Coughter Entering my third month now at Founder Institute Berlin, oh how it’s been an intense ride! I already got my company incorporated, completed my first prototype, secured beta testers for my product, got advisors on board, and finally did my first 5 …

Confessions of an Awkward Networker

miaijita · November 1, 2020November 1, 2020

“Effective networking isn’t a result of luck — it requires hard work and persistence.” — Lewis Howes When I signed up to become a founder, I did not realise how many networking events that I should go to. I thought it was only about making great products with meaningful purposes. I stand corrected. The truth …

How To Make My Idea Official

miaijita · November 1, 2020November 1, 2020

Nothing says official like a bunch of paperworks. It’s been almost two months that I’m following Founder Institute program and this is the time to make my idea official. I need to make a company out of it. And since I am in Germany, this will involve a lot of paperworks. This is doable. This is easy. …