Not enough
"Why am I trying to do something more than this?" This line on WhatsApp this morning sums up a struggle that most of us know too well. Things aren’t good enough as they are. Just one more business to be built. Just one more exit. A home with one...
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My Business Insider Interview in 2022
I recently got a call out of the blue from Gruenderszene, a subsidiary of Business Insider. They asked me rather personal questions. In the end, this turned out to be a nice story. Please read the...
An update
What is Stephan up to? Mentoring startups through Creative Destruction Lab Product strategy and organizational structure for larger startups. Researching sustainable aviation. Spending more time in...
Departed. An update on FLIO.
(I am writing this from a cottage in Quebec with 5% battery left, so no perfect formatting...) FLIO is in process to be sold to SOS Travel SPA in Italy. If you are a user of FLIO, this means that...
What entrepreneurs can learn from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger
As Warren Buffett has become mainstream, it is now easy to confuse the forest and the trees of the headlines. I made my first trip to the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway in 2008 and have been...
Entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint.
One of my favorite bits of experience sharing with entrepreneurs is: "It's a marathon, not a sprint".And when I coach other founders, I keep telling them that it takes a long time to build a great...
Systems versus Goals – Scott Adams, Warren Buffet and some Zen.
Should you take advice from a guy who draws cartoons for a living? Generally not. Scott Adams, who does the Dilbert comics, is the exception to this rule. His book ‘How to Fail at Almost Everything...