I recently returned from a week in New York. I absolutely love the city and more specifically the Manhattan area. I do not love the incredible trek to get there. If you aren’t taking a direct flight and are trying to save money the cheapest flight you’ll find is via Dubai. What a mission. Over [...]
This afternoon I took a panoramic photo of the Motribe Offices. Pretty nifty if you ask me.
Recently Vincent and I sat with each member of our team and spoke through their concerns, experiences and thoughts about Motribe, their work environment and mindsets. We learned some interesting things about the way we communicate our vision and goals with our team. With this in mind we decided to start the Motribe Friday Sessions [...]
It has been exactly 12 months today since Motribe went live with the very first iteration of a product that made us very proud. Since that day there have been a lot of changes and growth at Motribe. Today sees another milestone as Vincent Maher is appointed as CTO and Nic Haralambous as CEO of Motribe. [...]
Sometimes you need to know when to walk away in a sales environment. Some leads are just not going to want what you have, or at least going to commit to anything concrete. The point at which one walks away is often defined by circumstance and context more than anything else. When I worked at [...]
According to the Motribe co-founder, Vincent: Running a start-up is like using a hand grenade for a yoyo Here’s the actual tweet that came out this morning.
Something that we get asked about all the time here at Motribe is should a client go with a mobile app or the mobile web. I don’t think that there is a one-size-fits-all answer. I do think that there are pros and cons for both options but the following infographic illustrates a very good point [...]
While in Nairobi speaking at the Afri-Tech conference I was interviewed by Ayo Johnson. Here is the short interview:
Now that we have your attention, here’s what we actually want to say: Today marks the one year anniversary of the founding of Motribe. Six weeks from now will mark one year since the launch of the Motribe platform and six months since we hired our first staff member. A year is a very short [...]
When you start a company there are many things you want to achieve; changing the world, building an amazing product, fixing a problem, filling a gap (Thanks Rich), growing your staff, getting great offices and others of varying importance. Contrary to popular opinion one of the most critical things that any company needs is money. [...]