Posts by The Startup Girl, Resources
Top podcasts to listen to
With so much information available out there, it’s hard to know where to concentrate your efforts. In my resources channel you will see a list of books/articles/blogs/publications to follow. For now, here are some top podcasts I listen to which are all related to start ups! A16Z: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a16z/id842818711?mt=2 How I built this: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297?mt=2 The twenty […]
The Power of Habit book review
Reading (second to real life application) in my opinion is the best way to gain knowledge. In particular, I tend to read books on start-up failures/successes, CEO/founder autobiographies as well as accounts written by senior level employees of start-ups (the latter can usually be found on Medium). As part of Catapult’s Christmas gifts, all employees […]
book, Business, entrepreneurship, featured, reading, reading list, startups
Why Taylor Swift should run a start-up?
Love her or hate her, she is one of the most successful businesswomen alive along with being a talented singer/songwriter. Taylor Swift has built a brand, following and more importantly has reaped the financial rewards from making critical and informed business decisions. Yes, I am an advocate for Taylor and I’m proud to say I’ve […]
7 tools to help you stay productive at work!
Being incredibly organised is something we all wish we could do well. Thankfully there are some really useful and free tools to help you daily at work. Tools can make life so simple and if you do go all in and use them, I recommend the following tips: Use each tool for one/ maximum two […]
Entrepreneurship, Other, Posts by The Startup Girl
Deciding a career path after education
Around 350,000 students graduated in the UK in 2014 and the next step for students is often a Masters, an internship or graduate scheme. However, these paths may not suit everyone and even if they do it is difficult to know which particular career path is best for you. One of the biggest issues students face, […]
Entrepreneurship, Posts by The Startup Girl
Let’s all in Lean In, together
The book Lean In is focused on encouraging women to pursue their ambitions, and changing the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can do, more specifically so in the workplace and in their careers. Albeit an amazing and informative book that provides a clear framework for getting ahead, unfortunately, Lean In lacks […]