Michael Schrage has written about what great organisations do. And his term for it is: "Who do you want your customers to become?" I think this is similar to asking "what change do you want to make?". Harley Davidson is an amazing brand, worth billions of dollars. Not because they make the best bikes in… Continue reading Creating Tension
Author: Rakeeb Chowdhury
NHS Startup Part XVI – Thoughts On Integration
As integration with some of the large NHS IT suppliers comes closer and closer I am thinking more and more in-depth about what is the best way forward. Integration when I first started my business seemed to be the holy grail! It seemed to be the panacea to all of my problems. However, as it… Continue reading NHS Startup Part XVI – Thoughts On Integration
NHS Startup Part XV – “It’s Up To Us Now.”
We launched a new phase of our app for our patients and Primary Care services this week. The build for this phase was huge and we have been steadily working on it for the previous four months (designing, building, testing, messing up ad nauseum). I think we've really nailed what we intended to do. As… Continue reading NHS Startup Part XV – “It’s Up To Us Now.”
The Brick Walls Are There For A Reason
What are the brick walls in your life?
Three CEO’s Who “Rode The Tide”
The secret to massive startup growth!
Epic Rant – The Maiden And The Hare
I was going through my subscribed list on WordPress the other day and noticed that most bloggers I followed have stopped blogging after only a few posts. Three questions spring to mind: I wonder if these bloggers would quit if they had tens of thousands of followers and likes on their posts? I wonder if… Continue reading Epic Rant – The Maiden And The Hare
Decisions
The decisions you've made so far have gotten you to where you are. However, the decisions that you make now, going forward, don't need to be and in a lot of cases should not be influenced by what you've done in the past. Every decision is an opportunity to stand still for a… Continue reading Decisions
How To Hack Motivation
Motivation is overrated!
You’re An Amateur!
The origin of the word amateur comes from the Latin word "amare". Amare means "to love". An amateur is someone who does something out of pure love for what they do. So yes, I am an amateur. But if I'm an amateur, what does that make you?
NHS Hacked! The Great FHIR Wall Of The NHS Is Broken.
It's ironic how badly the NHS has been affected by ransomware. I've been having talks with people about this a lot recently. Right now my startup is jumping through hoops to comply with (outdated) data compliance issues and get access to the NHS N3 network, which is supposedly the NHS' secure server system. The actual… Continue reading NHS Hacked! The Great FHIR Wall Of The NHS Is Broken.