18,000 SkilledUp Lifers and counting
New Partnership with Hatch Works to accelerate Sri Lankan tech startups
I\’m more than thrilled to announce our second accelerator partnership, this time with Hatch Works from Sri Lanka. I had the pleasure to run an event at Hatch Works in early November whilst I was in Sri Lanka with Mithun and Wishma. The resulting partnership was signed as a direct result of discussions that took […]
SkilledUp Life bridging the global talent and skills gap
To conceive and readily opt to go on a journey of building a tech startup is no small decision. You should be prepared – resources, talents, grit and all. Without any of these, you are on for a long walk to failure. But what if you had a lifeline on the talent side? I’d say […]
Building a tech startup with free talent by ChatGPT
The only change injected by me is adding SkilledUp Life into the essay and crossing out certain words. The rest is 100% written by ChatGPT Building a tech startup is no easy feat. It requires a combination of hard work, perseverance, and a willingness to take risks. One way to increase the chances of success […]
Our numbers are down and I am gutted about it
Irrespective of the good work our team has done, we have performed very poorly over the last several months. Let\’s take a look at reality vs spin. Volunteer Acquisition We achieved our 1st-year target of adding 1,000 volunteers with 24 hours to spare. We achieved our 2nd-year target of adding 10,000 Volunteers 7 days after […]
How SkilledUp Life plans to enroll 100,000 Volunteers by the end of the third year
Say you have an idea for a tech startup and need to validate it. Or have gone ahead to create a digital product, or want to achieve successful market entry for your tech startup. The question is, would a pool of 100,000 individuals (Volunteers) ready and willing to help you validate the idea, product or […]
My changing role within SkilledUp Life
I went live with SkilledUp Life on 1st Aug 2020. There was only me at the beginning until Mithun joined me as first employee in November 2022. By end of December 2022 (or sooner if possible), my role will change to: I need to focus a significant proportion of my time as soon as Sales […]
Four ways Volunteer talent is changing how tech startups scale
Over the past 28 months, SkilledUp Life has been able to grow its volunteer base from 0 to 16,477 (at the time of writing this post). Our passion-driven vision is to set up, grow and improve early-stage tech startups by providing unlimited free talent. As our Founder and CEO, Manoj Ranaweera says fondly, \”SkilledUp Life […]
Build your tech startup with SkilledUp Life Volunteers
Got an idea for a tech startup? Chances are you likely do not have the funds to get things going. This is a very familiar road and many have gone this way before. For some, dreams were shattered due to lack of finances; for others largely due to lack of technical know-how. But what if […]
How do you build a successful Tech Startup if you do not have The Capital to pay for Talent
A great idea is just a third of the battle when you are starting a tech startup. You also need to fund it, and you may need to build a team to get things done. However, a great tech startup idea is not just enough these days. These days you can build your dream tech […]