We reached the end goal of offices officially on 9th January 2024. 6421 days after I started with one single matchstick. And then all the items were delivered by 14th February 2024. Now we are on the search to find the start-up entrepreneur who will get to use the office space. To back track a bit:- my strategy was to work backwards from the office space, to trade back down to my 12th trade, (which was the 3 boxes of…
Do you remember when I won a prize and it was to create “onematchstick, the Movie”? It tells the story up to my tenth trade for the Tshirts. Here is the backstory on the prize. And so I thought to show you the movie here, as it was such fun making it! Here is the trailer: And here is the Movie: And then I hosted two premier events – one in Johannesburg, and one in Cape Town. Leave a comment…
Search for the onematchstick Start up Entrepreneur -UPDATE 9 April 2024-So the original process to find the onematchstick startup entrepreneur didn’t quite work like we had hoped. With only one application received by the closing date of 5 April, we are extending applications and changing the process. See this page here for the way forward. Thanks! Telana We need to find the entrepreneur who will get to have the onematchstick office! Here is how we will find that lucky startup!…
The final trade for onematchstick is done! We have reached the goal of office space for a few startup entrepreneurs! Yeehaa! I had a possible trade with Ketha Innovations for the TV and projector for Allon, where they wanted the brick making machine, and after weeks of emails and zooms and negotiating with the suppliers of the machine, we just didn’t find a way to make the barter part of the trade work. It happens that way sometimes, with trading…
A binge-worthy podcast series about 20 lessons learnt over 20 years of running businesses, to help us start and run our businesses
Resources for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs onematchstick has always been about helping start-up entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs in general, and so I am collecting a list of resources that can help you. Whether you are just starting to explore a new business idea, or want to start your own business but have no idea where to start, or have a business and realise you’d like to grow more into your entrepreneurial shoes, then I hope this list of useful books, online courses,…
We have a deal! And so we are one step closer to finalising the last onematchstick trade for the office space to help some start-up entrepreneurs get their business off the ground! Here’s the overview of this part of the final trade: To summarise this deal A box of gear -> Telana for podcast consulting -> Brian for Sales Training -> Clear Design for a podium -> Allon for office space. And a reminder of the blinds part of this…
O no!! 😠After all those meetings and proposals and waiting… my trade for the brick making machine to go to Ketha Innovations, for the TV and Projector (which would go to Allon of Raizcorp for my final trade for the office space to help start-ups) is just not going to happen… Such a bummer! Ketha Innovations will still be able to get their brick making machine, but in this current economic climate, we just could not find a way…
Here is the list of 5 sales trainers who are willing to barter with me to help me get the podium. Let’s hope we get an answer soon
Do you know a Sales Expert? Someone who can deliver an exceptional, motivational talk to inspire a sales team? Please introduce me to them, as I need to find someone to trade with to finish my last onematchstick trade, to help start-ups. This will help me get the awesome “Forescolor Eco Podium” from Clear Design, that is part of my last trade. And Clear Design want to get their sales team all ready to ace 2024 next year, in exchange for…
