Hello from your friend in Bucharest,
In this issue: What causes startups to fail, WTF!, and more!
“Learn How To Be A Great CEO, Not Just A Founder”
Simon Court is the author of Founder's Legacy: 50 Game-Changing Leadership Lessons for Building a Great Business
In this conversation we discuss:
The journey from startup to scaling business requires a shift in leadership approach and mindset
Startup failure is often attributed to leadership decisions and the lack of a growth mindset
Recruiting the right team involves understanding the pivotal skills needed and using tools like the GC index for assessment
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WTF?!
Parenting is not for everyone.
But if you do decide to have kids..
Don’t let your phone be a babysitter.
A couple of weeks ago while on vacation, my son watched his older cousin play a game on his phone.
They were hooked to this game!
So, when we got back, my son asked me if I could download it for him on my phone so he could play.
I obliged, downloaded the game (which was free with in-app purchases), and let him play.
For the next couple of days this game was all my son could talk about.
“Daddy, can I play my game?”
Curious as to what type of game this was, I decided to sit next to my son as he played.
And what I saw shocked me.
Since this was a ‘free’ game, my son was bombarded with commercials for other games and products.
In fact, I jotted down how much time he actually played versus the time spent watching commercials:
Game starts:
- Immediately watch commercial (0:27 seconds)
- Play game (0:26)
- Commercial (0:30)
- Play game (1:00)
- Commercial (0:50)
- Play game (1:00)
- Commercial (0:40)
- New commercial (0:31)
- Play game (2:23)
- Commercial (0:41)
- Play game: (0:27)
- Commercial (0:51)
- Play game (0:32)
- Commercial (0:20)
In the span of just under 11 minutes, almost half the time was spent watching commercials! (45%).
But the task/game switching is not the worst part.
It was the commercials!
For example, there was one commercial for a game where it was asking the player to choose what type of outfit the girl should wear on a date.
And some of the outfits shown were much too provocative for a child to be seeing! 😲
There were other commercials for games that I definitely do not want my 7 yr old son (or even a 12 yr old) to be playing.
So, discovering the kind of crap that my son was being exposed to while playing this game, I deleted it from my phone. I now only let him play games without any commercials.
But there are very few of them. In fact, the only good ones I found are CodeSpark, Crazy Gears and Minecraft.
If you have any games you recommend for kids ages 4 – 10, please put them in the comments.
And make sure you know what your kid is being exposed to. Those ‘free’ games ruin your child’s innocence.
See LinkedIn post along with games other parents recommended here.
The End
I’m on a health kick. Several goals in progress. First one was to visit a Cardiologist and get my heart checked out. Everything looks good including the results of my blood work.
Funny story - I was sitting outside the Doctor’s office waiting for him to open the door and call me in. (Doctor visits are very different in Romania vs the US). Anyway, 10 minutes had passed and the door hadn’t opened. So, not knowing whether or not he forgot, I knocked on the door and was greeted with a loud and upset response “Wait, I’m with a patient!”
Well this got under my skin. So 5 minutes later when the current patient left and the Doctor called me in, I expressed my frustration. I told him that I had been waiting 15 minutes and the polite thing to do was to peek his head out, tell me he had a patient, and would be with me in a few minutes.
This didn’t go well.
Luckily I was able to cool things down (both my temper and his) and proceed with the consultation. And he and I are good friends now.
Next goal - drop 2.5 kilos. One of my secrets is the 600 calorie trick. Ever heard of it?
Eric M.
PS I just hit 100 subscribers in my YouTube channel! Have you subscribed yet?