Manoj Ranaweera
LinkedIn Tech Startup Advice
LinkedIn continues to be the place for doing business. Once upon a time, tech startups were not a well-known phenomenon. Only those building and funding tech startups spoke about them, and the rest of the world were betting on cashflow service businesses. Today, every Tom and Dick is advising how to build tech companies, how […]
What matters right now
What matters right now?At a philosophical level,– Humans: health, well-being, society, culture, ethics, governance, knowledge, resilience.– Technology Advancement: AI, quantum computing, post-quantum innovations.– Earth: environment, climate, natural resources, planetary health.– Economic Prosperity: wealth creation, equitable growth, sustainable economies.My efforts through SkilledUp Life, Techcelerate and Deal Lite focus on the intersection of Humans, Technology and Economy […]
There used to be a time
I would sign up to most new SaaS tools. I used to be one of the earliest users of such applications, e.g. @zendeskThese days, I no longer do this due to:– Thousands of new apps launched everyday– Their survival rate is way too short– Some don’t even have account delete optionThe world has changed.Fully coded […]
A story about Manchester Business School (MBS)
A little story about Alliance Manchester Business School (MBS)Life is about living, collecting and retelling stories. ?Manchester Business School and London Business School (LBS) were created by the UK Government to compete with US business schools. In the early days, Manchester outshone London.Whilst LBS stayed independent, MBS had to continuously fight against the University of […]
Journey into discovering Korean tech startup ecosystem
My journey started last week when I met a Korean in Liverpool, who mentioned Takao Talk. She works for Liverpool-based venture capitalist. When I explored our 63,500+ skilled volunteer database of https://skilledup.life, I realised we had 3 skilled volunteers from Korea. Secondly, we had no Korean tech startups leveraging our service. This is not acceptable. […]
New way to introduce myself
Just a quick introduction: I’m a bootstrapping solo tech founder with an army. When my first Fintech (2004 to 2006) failed, I founded https://techcelerate.ventures. During 2006 to 2013, I built Manchester’s tech startup ecosystem. I stopped after GP Bullhound acquired Northern Tech Awards in 2013. When I wanted to find out what’s happening in the […]
Sad day – edocr.com is shutting down
Sad day but it was going to eventually happen “We are reaching out to inform you that edocr.com will be shutting down permanently on October 29, 2025” Acquirer of my acquirer killing it. As I am getting lazier, I asked ChatGPT edocr.com is a notable case because: – Bootstrapped, UK-based origin (unique compared to heavily […]
Definitions
Builder = someone who builds a software application. Indiehacker = someone who builds a software application for commercial gain. Bootstrapper = someone who self-funds a tech startup. Solo founder = someone who starts and leads a tech startup. Tech Entrepreneur = someone who builds a tech startup with others. Tech Startup = A company that […]
Dote Product Launch in Manchester
I can’t remember the last time I attended a product launch in Manchester. I was glad to receive an invitation from Stephen Senior, Founder & CEO of Dote, a few months back. I’m glad I accepted it, as it was a fabulous event to be at the launch event, meet the team and witness the […]
Sales Meeting
Just completed the weekly Sales Meeting at SkilledUp Life today. We discussed the positive story of one of our customers and how to amplify it. This is almost an ideal customer reference. Hope the team left motivated.