I will never ever ever post to https://richardhlucas.wordpress.com (unless I change my mind), but before clicking submit for the final time, here are a few statistics, action items and reflections.
At the beginning of 2015 I decided to migrate my blog to richardlucas.com to which the help of Rafał - a recommended Wordpress consultant
Read MoreGary Vaynerchuk said the other day that Linkedin is getting really big. I read elsewhere that top 10 lists work really well. So I thought I'd try writing a "top 20 sales questions" list and see how it worked. As my experience is selling to business - not consumers - it turned into a B2B list, and 20 questions was not enough. So you get 40 for the price of 20 (free). I wonder how the traffic will develop. It's on Slideshare here
Read MoreI've been telling friends about the power of podcasting for many months. I grew up in a household in Oxford England with no TV, but where the BBC radio was always on. The money I earned as a 9-10 year old went on a radio which cost GBP20 in 1976, about GBP100 in today's devalued pounds.The great thing about radio compared to TV/film is that the pictures are so much better.
Read MoreThanks to Kamil from Colab for giving me this idea My blog is not yet the Ask Gary Vee show -- but who knows what the future holds. "You ask questions, I answer them- it's the ask "Richard Lucas" show. If you haven't watched an episode of Gary Vee then this may not make sense. GaryV has built two $50 mln revenue plus business through sheer hard work and energy... take him seriously.
Read MoreI definitely want to add Callpage, led by Ross Knap from Krakow to the list. Vivid-Q (based in Cambridge and London), has Aleksandra Pedraszewska is a co founder and squeaks in. Archdesk.co.uk led by Michal Mojzesz already had a mention, but they are now funded, and they continue to be a very high potential Polish Startup. Reality Games led by Zbigniew Woźnowski has rapidly growing revenue and has been pouring money into products that could be make 2019 a year of incredible success.
Read MoreA busy Open Coffee Kraków this morning in Ambasada Krakowian. If I made mistakes or left you out apologies.. a blogger volunteer would be welcome. I explained the rules and idea (more detail here) everyone gets 1-2 minutes: where you present in English or Polish who you are, where you are from, what you are doing, what you want, how we can help you and what you can offer. English preferred, Polish OK. We welcome foreigners in Kraków, have a historical role as a trading centre, and are against nationalist, xenophobic trends West and especially East of Poland). We were honoured to have a French citizen with us today, and feel solidarity with all lovers of freedom today.
Read MoreI was looking for an presentation on an old hard drive and found this - I wrote it in 2008, edited in 2010. There has been a lot of progress in the last 5 years, but much of this is still relevant, and this is a project that will never, ever be over and done with. It's curious how some of the topics and websites that were relevant back then are just gone now.
Read MoreIt has long been a matter of regret that the fabulous engineers of AGH so seldom show up in the pro entrepreneurship and start up community, so hats off to Maciej Tyrała and Monika Wawryniak of the AGH Students’ Association for organising a round table to bring business and technology students together.
Read MoreA busy Open Coffee Kraków this foggy morning. Paweł Majka from the Krakow City Government's enterprise support department came. This is very good news. We hope it is the start of a trend. Only about 15 people at 08:00 but 43 by the time the meeting closed. If I made mistakes or left you out apologies.. a blogger volunteer would be welcome. I explained the rules and idea. (more detail here ) everyone can have 1-2 minutes: Telling others present who you are, where you are from, what you are doing, what you want, how we can help you and what you can offer. The introductions to everyone stops and networking happens at 09:00. English preferred, Polish OK. We welcome foreigners in Kraków, have a historical role as a trading centre, and are against nationalist, xenophobic trends West and especially East of Poland). It’s no problem if you are not an Entrepreneur, or a Geek. Geeks and Entrepreneurs are welcome. Anyone positive minded is welcome, whether investor, employer/employee, future business partner, clients, suppliers or someone who just wants to promote their project. People who make it by 08:00 in the morning to our events – which start on time – are a step or two ahead. Here is what was shared this morning and we had the pleasure to host:
Read MoreThis was the 3rd Wintrepreneurs meeting we’ve held, and the first on the 3rd floor, the first documented meeting, and the first with a guest speaker - Angel Investor of the Year - Peter Cowley. Many thanks to Laura Jenkins and the Google team for providing the venue. The format of our meetings continues to be work in progress.
Read MoreI met Łukasz Krasoń at the TEDxWarsawSalon on the 15th September organised by Agata Dziekań and the TEDxWarsawSalon team.
Read MoreA bustling and very international Open Coffee this morning, only about 15 people at 08:00 but at least 40 by the time the meeting closed. If I made mistakes or left you out apologies.. a blogger volunteer would be welcome.
Read MoreMOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) from organisations like Coursera are making available the finest University courses in the world for free to anyone who signs up.
Read MoreI don't normally post meeting summaries of Open Coffee Krakow meetings but today I am to show what a dynamic atmosphere we have here in Kraków, I noted 23 useful announcements.
Read MoreI've been rejected many times in my life and I still feel I am a valuable person. I know many other people who have been said "no" to by serious and important institutions and companies at different stages in their life. Many of them have done great things and are wonderful people.
Read MoreI came across LEMARQUE CAMPBELL when I saw his TEDxtalk at TEDxGrandBahama. As someone who is interested both in the TED Prize Global Witness campaign and transparency in different contexts, I thought it would be interesting to find out more about him, and requested an interview.
Read MoreA contribution to Global Entrepreneurship Week for YPO members, and other company considering hosting a visit of school children and wondering how to make the most out of it
Read MoreEsmeralda Gonzalez wrote an article in the Krakow Post about how volunteering in Krakow changed her life for the better. Many years ago I went on a SCI/IVS workcamp in communist Czechoslovakia. I have always thought that being active, contributing, working, doing something useful is often more fun and rewarding than relaxing, chilling out and doing nothing which is so often promoted as a route to happiness. So her headline really appealed to me. I approached her asking for an interview because I wanted to draw attention to the benefits of volunteering in general also find out more about her story and situation here in Krakow.
Read MoreI talked to two schools in Krakow today about them getting involved in Global Entrepreneurship Week this year. Both seem positive, and while preparing materials about the project and movement, I came across this article I wrote in 2008 for the Winchester College Alumni Magazine (they never published it but that's another story). Winchester College is one of the oldest and most famous schools in the UK I attended many years ago, and has a reputation for being elite and elitist (a topic I'm happy to discuss with anyone who is interested).
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