Why most tech startups fail
There are many reasons for tech startup failures. Among them is the lack of human resources to turn their ideas into successful businesses. After all, people build businesses, until of course, robots take over the world, hopefully not in the near future and not in our lifetime. SkilledUp Life fixes this by providing unlimited free talent, […]
A chat with Neusa Rosa
When we knew that Mithun and I along could not hit our first-year target of onboarding 1,000 volunteers, we went looking for Volunteers on SkilledUp Life who could help us achieve this vital milestone. Neusa responded to our calling and joined us from Brazil and helped us to achieve our target with 24 hours to […]
Building our own HR Team
We have now completed building our HR team which includes the following three members: Elise – Head of HR and the first to join. No previous education or experience in HR, but this is not her first rodio. Collins – Degree in HR. Additional Diploma in HR in progress. Working in HR in addition to […]
Drawing inspiration from Arnie
Building our HR team
At SkilledUp Life, we are starting to build teams for tech startups, starting first for Techcelerate Member Companies. But before we can show others how to, we need to practice this on ourselves. Our overall team (Techcelerate Group of businesses) has now grown to 25 (5 full-timers and 20 volunteers). We are starting with building HR, Marketing and […]
3 Questions to Ask from Volunteers
Based on our experience to date, these are the three most important questions to ask from each of your volunteers and get the answers in writing via email before sending the Volunteer Agreement for signing: Can you commit to 3 months? How much time (hrs) can you commit per week? How would you complete this […]
Press Release: Partnering with XpressJ0bs
Sri Lanka’s premier Job Board, XpressJ0bs teams up with UK’s SkilledUp Life to improve the experiences and skills of Candidates applying for Jobs Colombo (Sri Lanka) & Manchester (UK) 29/06/2021 (immediate release): Since founding of XpressJ0bs 5 years ago, the company has led the charge in introducing Recruitment Technology (Rec Tech) to the Sri Lankan […]
World around us matters
Our role within SkilledUp Life is two fold: Find Volunteers to fill skill gaps in bootstrapped tech companies, so that they can survive and compete with well funded (usually venture-backed) competitors. Find Opportunities for Volunteers so that they can gain real experience and skills to land paid Opportunities elsewhere, either as a freelancer, contractor or […]
Importance of Company Vision
We have three types of Volunteers: Those who need experience and skills to land their first or dream job. Those who are testing a new industry, sector or discipline before a carrier change or pivot. Those who are well experienced and looking for interesting projects to get involved. For the last two groups of Volunteers, […]
Your professionalism matter
Many companies are reluctant to work with volunteers due to a lack of commitment and professionalism. This is an ongoing concern for us, and we want to work out a plan to ensure a higher degree of success. This starts with your motivation behind why would you want to volunteer? People volunteer on SkilledUp Life […]