The people you meet at coffee shops, imposter syndrome and co-founder speed dating. — What is EF? Entrepreneur First (EF) is an early-stage startup accelerator. However, they are different from other accelerators in that they do not invest in ideas; they invest in people. They recruit people before the idea, put them in a room with 80 other high performing people and tell them to start something…

Four times! I got rejected by YC four times before finally being accepted into the YCS21 batch. Rewind four years ago when I first started Quillo (my first startup), I spent half my day coding and half my day watching YC’s “How to Start a Startup” on youtube. This 20…

Over the last 30 days, I have written one article a day as part of a writing challenge to improve my writing and storytelling. This challenge was so hard! I had no idea what I was signing up for when I started. …

CoFounders and Overgripping — I started my first startup Quillo while in my third year of University. I spent two years giving everything I had to the startup’s vision and for the goal of making it a roaring success. In doing so, I learned some hard lessons; I made countless mistakes and went down…

In a previous article, I discussed why the primary assessment model in modern education is entirely backwards. The foundation of schools is built around maximising test scores at the expense of creativity and first-principles understanding. …

The No-Code Movement Revolutinising Software Development — No code is a technology that has developed into a movement over the past few years. No code is a set of tools that enable people to make fully functioning apps without code. Instead, users use a graphical interface to click and drag their apps’ components to life and connect…

Micro habits and Streaks — If there is one thing that stands out from all the productivity, business, and self-help books I have read, it is habits. Habits are the most instrumental tool in getting us closer to our goals. Success is the product of daily routines, not once in a lifetime transformations. “Your outcomes…

The Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned Over The Past 10 Years — Today is my 24th birthday, and with that, I am feeling rather introspective. I am reflecting on all the things I am grateful for, how far I have come in the last ten years and how much there is still to go. …

Math + Coding Lessons for Primary and Highschool Students — This is a beginner’s introduction to math + code. We will be using a language called Javascript and a special library called P5JS to create the smiley face you see bellow. This tutorial is perfect for someone who has never coded before, as it explains everything from the ground up. …