GitHub Discussions uniting sub-teams
When repo access is ring-fenced, GitHub Discussions is the bridge. Discussions democratise product conversations, giving front-end and back-end teams a shared, permission-free space to align, without opening up respective codebases. GitHub Discussions: – Democratises visibility: Anyone can read and follow decisions. No push access needed.– Aligns without merging: Front-end and back-end debate trade-offs before a […]
Without the right foundation, progress eventually comes to a halt
Looking back at the last 6 operational years, we never had the right foundation. A foundation for me includes: Of the five, we now have the first two foundations. In February 2026, we went live with Version 2 of SkilledUp Life, built by our own volunteers. This week, we went live with an overhauled marketing […]
A candid chat between Manoj Ranaweera and Michael Livingstone of DustID
Extract from the podcast on Spotify – words from Michael Livingstone of DustID. Michael Livingstone speaks with Manoj Ranaweera, founder of Techcelerate, Deal Lite, and SkilledUp Life, about startup failure, bootstrapping, ecosystem building, volunteer talent, and what founders do when investment is unavailable. Episode summary In this episode of Zero.24%, Michael Livingstone sits down with […]
Coachee is live thanks to SkilledUp Lifers
Coach Tribe, founded by Chiraz Bensemanne, has been a tech startup customer of SkilledUp Life for several years. It was a pleasure to hear that Version 2 of Coach Tribe is now live, built by SkilledUp Lifers. Here’s what Chiraz posted on LinkedIn today (sharing with her permission) Without them, there would be nothing. Behind […]
Job Boards. Courses. Internships. Freelancing. You have tried them All. So why are you still Stuck? Here is the One Move that closes All
Let us start with something that most career advice refuses to say out loud. You have not been lazy. You have not been passive. You have applied, studied, networked, freelanced and hustled your way through every strategy the career development industry recommends. And you are still not where you want to be. That is not […]
SkilledUp Life Recruitment Process
SkilledUp Life’s recruitment process, until the release of Version 2 of our product included the following steps: Version 2 improved the process drastically. Other than removing a step, the intense discussion through direct messaging is key to rapid recruitment. Discussion should bring in the CEO as well as Team Leaders, so that the recruitment decisions […]
Volunteer Profile Completion
Your profile must be fully completed to apply for Volunteer Opportunities. This includes completing optional fields. The word “optional” is confusing and we plan to rectify this in the future. Optional means you do not need to complete it to land on the Volunteer Dashboard. We want to get you through the Volunteer account registration […]
Re-establishing our Priorities
Our business model is simple, yet we have not made it easy for ourselves due to succession planning failures. So what’s important to us? As a result of SkilledUp Life:
SkilledUp Life becomes the strategic career accelerator
The rules of work have changed. Degrees still matter. Certificates still help. But they no longer decide who gets hired.What employers now look for is proof. Proof that you can work in real conditions. Proof that you can deliver outcomes, not just complete tasks. Proof that you understand how work actually happens and what it […]
SkilledUp Life as a Career Accelerator – Our Volunteer Opportunities
SkilledUp Life is a career accelerator that helps people gain real-world experience and skills from global tech startups, build credible and referenceable proof of experience, and fast-track transition into paid roles, freelancing or entrepreneurship including career transition. Unlike traditional courses or internships, SkilledUp Life places people inside live tech startups from across the world where […]