Donnie Bachan

Co-Founder at @JoinFavorit and Founder at @SixBerriesLtd.

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

I made a mistake. I should know better. I've kept my product hidden and built in isolation. This changes now. Check out https://t.co/4nap5QbXtF. A longer post to follow.

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meet @thinkinglemur, our co-founder 🚀

here's 90 seconds of him introducing favorite:

join https://t.co/twfKQNIgLO

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Today, we’re introducing Favorite

the first human-curated library for everything worth saving.

Every link, reference, and resource in Favorite was saved by a real person.

No algorithms deciding what’s worth your attention.

Start curating https://t.co/ZKmPiEJGOE

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Algorithms don't define you. Your taste does.

We've been building Favorite in stealth. Now we're building in public.

Favorite is one place for everything worth keeping. Keep what matters private, share what matters, and discover what others share.

https://t.co/hnunEOku0E

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@gregisenberg Built a little collection of these tools for easy access: https://t.co/jijc5k1V4J

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

"Can you send me some recommendations for _______?" - how do you answer that question? A whatsapp message? An excel spreadsheet? A google maps with custom pins? What if there was a better way?

@JoinFavorit

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

Being a CTO doesn’t mean writing the most code. Great CTOs don’t just architect systems; they architect teams, culture, and execution.
🧭 Strategy 💬 Communication 🤝 Trust - These are the frameworks that matter. #CTOThoughts #TechLeadership #StartupAdvice #Founders #Startups

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@GB_CustomerIQ I should get commission on the number of referrals I’ve given to read this book! 😀

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@junglejimk @British_Airways I know some people who can help them if they are having difficulties. 🤣

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@GB_CustomerIQ 🤣

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

First get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, then figure out where to drive. #goodtogreat #leadership #startups

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@GB_CustomerIQ Yeah totally. I’ve not used Xero but Crunch doesn’t do a very good job of it but then again they are hybrid accountants.

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

If you're an entrepreneur, understand the basics of accounting. You can outsource it to someone else but if you don't know how to read a balance sheet, profit and loss or cash flow, you'll die by 100 cuts.

#startups #broomstobillions #founders #entrepreneurship

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@ddhoray The other challenge for founders is that if they don’t understand the basics they don’t know what to ask their accountant. You’d be surprised by the number of times I have to deal with this with our founders.

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@ddhoray An accountant is absolutely necessary but if you don’t know the basics of finance in your own business you will fail. Do you blindly take the word of your accountant? A business will always fail if the owner doesn’t understand the books.

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

It’s been said many times before but, consistency is the key to success. Do a little everyday and it will compound over time. Doesn’t matter where you apply it, business, fitness, finance.

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@QCompounding Is this why people go out of business because they don’t understand paper earnings vs cash at hand? On paper you earned $400 (total income vs total expenses) but assuming that your only capital is $800 you only have $100 profit because you reinvest your income plus more capital.

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

As a non-technical founder do you often wonder why developers take so long to get stuff done? https://t.co/i1Z20ZoBzN #founders #techfornontechfounders #startups

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@Bandrew @aloukissas @pitdesi Just realised the stupid autocorrect! Obvs should have been avios not a iOS! 🤦‍♂️

[Donnie Bachan @thinkinglemur]

@Bandrew @aloukissas @pitdesi Actually best is to call them to help with the booking non-Europe flights with a iOS. You get great deals.