Have I failed?
In the search for the onematchstick startup, the entrepreneur who will get 6 months rent free office space, I feel like I have failed in some way.
The search didn’t meet my expectations… Phase One closed yesterday (5 April), with only one application, where I expected many, many more! So many more that we came up with this 3-phase approach to find the one startup who would get the onematchstick office space.
I am delighted that we had one application (Ayanda, I will be in touch soon to discuss your application!) – don’t get me wrong! I jumped around with excitement and listened to Ayanda a few times when her application came in. Yet I can’t help wondering if I failed to get the word out, that this opportunity is available…?
I contacted 8 radio stations, and 5 DJ’s directly. I contacted 6 organisations that work with entrepreneurs, and asked 11 people how have strong business networks to help.
And from that I got this one article, and a few social media shares of my content.
So I am wondering where I might have failed – What do you think?
- Do startups just not need office space nowadays?
- Could I have done more?
- Or could I run this search in a better way?
What am I missing? I would love to hear some thoughts and suggestions and ideas… Because I know that there is no such thing as failure, only feedback – so I need to turn this “fail” into info to do better.
Please help 🙏
