Julien Marchand

Startup coach helping you future proof your business in harmony with your family | Entrepreneurship Lecturer | Dad

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When your kid realises his dream, you get to stand by and help him when he needs you... while you feel that maybe somewhere you did something right 😉

Taiyo's dream has been (and is still) to be on stage to share his music with p…https://t.co/GGM2mP8XgB https://t.co/1qNa2Uf24L

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should I continue the story?

A bedtime story book based on Taiyo’s journey to help other kids develop their passion for music.

We received so many feedback from the first post! Thank you!

We discussed it as a family and both Saya and Taiyo thought it w…https://t.co/Z5NNmLx5SK

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I have decided to write a book for children to help them discover and nurture their passion… but I have no experience doing it!

What am I doing right?

What am I doing wrong?

I am telling the true story of my son Taiyo…

#bedtimestory #challenge #pass…https://t.co/io8zkk3xaI

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As parents, we may not always understand our kids’ passions, but we can still support them on their journey.

We never thought that Taiyo (@taiyomarchand on Instagram) would ask us at the age of 6 to go busking in the streets and then end up touring the s…https://t.co/kJUf5oDhBP

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Starting to feel better:
Watching the Atlantic Ocean steaming in Biarritz while the kids are asleep in the campervan🙏🏽

Grateful 🙏🏽

#grateful #longcovid #recoveryjourney https://t.co/kufUEhj1zV

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The pandemic taught us to rely less on school and more on lived experiences to equip our kids to...live life to it's fullest!

Playing music on the streets of Manly is teaching so much music, social and business kids to my son Taiyo.

Follow him on Insta…https://t.co/lhRTv2WoeZ

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Kids learn more on the streets than on the couch

This is my son Taiyo, 12, building a song live in front of a crowd in Sydney CBD.

I still can't believe it myself! 😳

Last weekend he asked me to go to Sydney CBD to go busking.

‘Why can't you just bu…https://t.co/kwcFgV1z91

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Love the problem, not the solution

These words from Ash Maurya resonated in my head as @nabss was sharing her exciting 10-year journey in the world of startups.

She shared kindly with the 5 studentpreneurs the lessons she had gained from reflecting on h…https://t.co/bJvivSCiRG

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Love the problem, not the solution

These words from Ash Maurya resonated in my head as @Naby was sharing her exciting 10-year journey in the world of startups.

She shared kindly with the 5 studentpreneurs the lessons she had gained from reflecting on he…https://t.co/kKnfQkNSMz

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Building an MVP without code that pays $!

Thank you so much James Entwisle for sharing a few of the current tools for building an Minimum Viable Products without code in the UTS Honours in Entrepreneurship program today!

💸Create a paid subscription wi…https://t.co/c3OGiYOXpp

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Disability can't stop you from cooking….

But it takes you 5 times the ‘recommended cooking time’ 😅

Saya’s OT sessions are all about cooking at the moment. Today it was crepes!

10 minutes suggested preparation time...

It took her 50 minutes but who…https://t.co/bB4od2hD6q

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Best way to spend a Saturday morning?

Working with enthusiasts founders building tech startups to positively impact life for people with disability!

At the end of today 8 startups will be selected for the 16 week accelerator program Remarkable with $75k…https://t.co/kAgBQf6hJI

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Beating chronic fatigue is possible!

just sharing this message of hope for those who are experiencing it due to burnout, post viral syndrome or long Covid!

We all have a different journey.

For me it took 10 months of battling that fatigue that sleep c…https://t.co/tKqtdzOZtm

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Are you ready to get back to it?

In my previous post I was reflecting on understanding what it was like to be back to normal…

I finally came down to defining it as feeling good enough to enjoy myself and my family in order to get back to working on my…https://t.co/8DGadKRMIG

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And the 2022 Australian of the year is...

Dylan Alcott!

I have just learnt this and it’s such great news!

He has done so much for normalising disability in our society and raising awareness about it...

Oh and he happens to be a great athlete too!…https://t.co/f3l1UMBNXg

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We love teaching our kids generosity but

Sometimes it takes more than one go at it!

Yesterday my son Taiyo was busking in Sydney CBD when we saw that lovely kid looking at his performance.

Then he came closer, encouraged by his mum to give a few coins…https://t.co/7SzVRJMhB6

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Feeling stuck with the progress of your business idea?

Get a fresh point of view by pitching your business idea to different serial entrepreneurs!

Pitching to the same people over and over can have reduced return after a while!

We are now in the 11th m…https://t.co/dyYhQgVcgB

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looking for a new role? https://t.co/C6faKLbyub

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FORGET PERFECTIONISM AND ENJOY THE IMPERFECT JOURNEY

My son graduated from primary school yesterday with a principal's award in academic excellence 👨‍🎓 👏

but for me the most important graduation was today when he failed 3 times in a row busking in fr…https://t.co/DndAeCecpZ

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UTS Startups Central is born!

So proud of University of Technology Sydney for empowering such a project!

What an achievement!

Thanks @Murray for driving this project, it is not a small task to make it all work, to connect everyone ... during a time wh…https://t.co/yiH07EypJ1