Nic HaralambousBlog
Real stories and actionable frameworks from 20+ years of building, failing, and learning.
Why 25-minute meetings should be the standard
I’m not sure when the one-hour meeting became the default but I can’t stand it. We’ve all become victims of our own calendars as laid out by Microsoft, Google or Apple.
I am not a commodity
For years I struggled to understand my place in the world. I hopped jobs like I was competing in a game to rack up as many positions in a decade as possible.
Advice from 30 year old me to 20 year old me
I recently turned 30. For some very odd reason I’ve not warmed to the idea of it just yet.
Email is not your job
It’s an obvious statement but one I can’t help repeating: Email is not your job.
Starting your own business will not make you happy.
What’s the difference between being happy and feeling alive? Let me tell you.
Bad battery life is a social issue not a technology one.
We feel like we never have enough battery life to get us through the big party we’ve got going on tonight. We act as if our lives are actually a hunt for a charger, charging station or plug point.
I write to you every week
Every week I'll send you my three favourite things from the week and at least one idea that I can't stop thinking about.
To swear or not to f**cking swear, that is the question.
I swear a lot. I think I swear more than the average person.
Days like these
There are days when I question every decision I make. When my head thumps from the second I wake up to the second I hit the pillow to sleep.
The Adoptive Reader
When I read a great book I become obsessive about the theories, stories, characters and the behaviours and idiosyncrasies. I feel the need to tell everyone I meet about every minute detail.
Use your own product or die
5 years ago I was working inside a very large corporation on a product that operated like a startup but from within corporate walls. The product was a location based mobile social network.
Work when you’re motivated
The 9 to 5 slog has become some kind of a socially accepted standard of measurement for when one works and how hard. If you’re at work then you’re at work.
Fashion and tech, the intersect
I learned this lesson while building my sock company. Yes, I’m a technology entrepreneur in the mobile industry who also happens to run an online sock company, Nicsocks.
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