StartupRealities

StartupRealities No 84 SparringWithExtroverts is a coaching and task management company which provides extrovert executives a "sparring partner" to discuss and talk through work projects. The conversations help the executives move forward in thinking and acting on the projects in a disciplined and timely way. CEO QUOTE "Without someone to talk through issues, extroverts struggle to maintain a steady work pace. This is particularly true of 'bitty' projects that contain multiple small tasks to perform and many small decisions to make. Both introverts and extroverts benefit from going into a 'flow' mode of deep concentration for a long period of uninterrupted focus on an important task. However, for tasks that involve frequent interruptions, extroverts benefit from this type of 'sparring conversation partner'. Of course, the sparring partner is not needed every day of the week: we help our clients segment their project work so that the appropri...

StartupRealities No 44 DiscussionEnergizer is a social media advertising company which uses artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and bots to post comments with advertising links under online discussions which have become inactive. The company specialises in finding inactive discussions on social media sites and hashtags which have not been used for sometime, so that when a random reader chances upon or searches for such an #InactiveDiscussion or #hashtag, the company's posting will be the last and most visible contribution. CEO QUOTE "DiscussionEnergizer works with the thin "long tail" of social media users and readers of inactive discussions and this is exactly where our advantage lies. We rule the tail, or if you prefer we #WagTheTail. We never join the fray of a live argument or debate (e.g. the Covid-19 pandemic currently), as this is for the big guys. We are small but we rule our roost," said company founder and CEO Dixon Engert. The long tail ...