2012 achievements
A
Goal for 2012 was to
put everything into action what I've learned
and that's what I did.
B
I hit my milestone by getting my first customer well before the 1.November
which was my initial goal. Now it's up to increasing revenue and
establishing systems to streamline the business.
The next target is to establish a steady income stream to give
me the backing and security for future ventures.
I didn't post for some time now, because I worked on the
business day in day out. Talking about balance
C
I learned more about webdesign, coding,
hosting, IM strategies as I would've just read books.
D
I established a small webdesign agency for smb
in my local area and already had 2 paying customers
when open up shop.
I am currently creating their business portfolio.
One is a large hair dresser chain in my area.
Projects range from 800 to 1500 €. Will increase that as I am
establishing a portfolio.
That will help me accumulate a side income and give me the opportunity to
learn more about coding, SEO, SEM, IM and webdesign as I earn money at the same time.
E
Working together with people via Elance
gave me a valid and good experience how to interact
with people who work for you.
This will be relevant for future ventures.
Beeing precise, on point
and knowing exactly what you want from the
other person is essential.
For 2013 the short term goals are clear:
Business
More buyers, more revenue. Establishing the brand.
Establish a steady income stream.
I like to work on one thing only. Because the more I work on it,
the greater the chances become that I'll succeed eventually.
College
I send out an application for the Goldman Sachs
Summer Internship program in London and Frankfurt,
to have the possibility to work along some bright minds and
learn alot.
For my degree we are doing a 3 months internship
and write a 3 months bachelor thesis for company.
I am currently looking into the brazilian internet start up
scene to find promising looking companies to work for.
Finish my last 4 exams this year in February, so
I can concentrate on working towards my longterm
goal achieving my target number
.
Epiphany?
1) Go out and do it! It's never perfectly right. How long
do you want to wait?
2) You learn a lot more when you do it, instead of
reading books over and over.
Don't get me wrong, you need them in the
beginning, but when you actually built something
you don't have the time to read a whole book.
You'll become selective. Reading just the stuff you
currently need to push your company forward.
Although I am an ADIDAS fanboy,
I'll end with: Just do it!
A
Goal for 2012 was to
put everything into action what I've learned
and that's what I did.
B
I hit my milestone by getting my first customer well before the 1.November
which was my initial goal. Now it's up to increasing revenue and
establishing systems to streamline the business.
The next target is to establish a steady income stream to give
me the backing and security for future ventures.
I didn't post for some time now, because I worked on the
business day in day out. Talking about balance
C
I learned more about webdesign, coding,
hosting, IM strategies as I would've just read books.
D
I established a small webdesign agency for smb
in my local area and already had 2 paying customers
when open up shop.
I am currently creating their business portfolio.
One is a large hair dresser chain in my area.
Projects range from 800 to 1500 €. Will increase that as I am
establishing a portfolio.
That will help me accumulate a side income and give me the opportunity to
learn more about coding, SEO, SEM, IM and webdesign as I earn money at the same time.
E
Working together with people via Elance
gave me a valid and good experience how to interact
with people who work for you.
This will be relevant for future ventures.
Beeing precise, on point
and knowing exactly what you want from the
other person is essential.
For 2013 the short term goals are clear:
Business
More buyers, more revenue. Establishing the brand.
Establish a steady income stream.
I like to work on one thing only. Because the more I work on it,
the greater the chances become that I'll succeed eventually.
College
I send out an application for the Goldman Sachs
Summer Internship program in London and Frankfurt,
to have the possibility to work along some bright minds and
learn alot.
For my degree we are doing a 3 months internship
and write a 3 months bachelor thesis for company.
I am currently looking into the brazilian internet start up
scene to find promising looking companies to work for.
Finish my last 4 exams this year in February, so
I can concentrate on working towards my longterm
goal achieving my target number
.Epiphany?
1) Go out and do it! It's never perfectly right. How long
do you want to wait?
2) You learn a lot more when you do it, instead of
reading books over and over.
Don't get me wrong, you need them in the
beginning, but when you actually built something
you don't have the time to read a whole book.
You'll become selective. Reading just the stuff you
currently need to push your company forward.
Although I am an ADIDAS fanboy,
I'll end with: Just do it!
). I always loved the deal-making aspect about IB (which only comes at the VP+ level), which is why I'm getting into commercial 
