Why we won’t offer free trials
Many tech startups ask for free trials and we will continue to refuse. I would like to explain why we have taken such a stance. Tech Startups in the UK, USA and the so-called Developed World If your tech startup is from a rich country such as the UK, USA, Europe, China, Russia and the […]
What I want for Christmas… Now, please!
I am always strategising about how to improve my function within SkilledUp Life. Xmind Mindmap captures my current thinking, which might also help you prioritise your in building your own tech startup. Due to a lack of succession planning, my team shrank from 25 to 8 over the last 3 months and Esin is in […]
Esin joins SkilledUp Life to steer the team forward and bring professionalism
I’m delighted to welcome Esin Eyüpoğlu Akşener to the role of Head of HR at SkilledUp Life. She brings significant HR experience from PepsiCo and Colgate-Palmolive. She will Volunteer for us over the next 3 months and help us build a stronger team with succession planning at the heart of it. Our leaders, Mithun Lance and Godwin Mayaki™ will operate closely with Esin […]
Rebuilding SkilledUp Life Human Resources (HR) Team
The Human Resources (HR) team sits at the heart of SkilledUp Life. I’m currently in the process of rebuilding the HR Team from scratch with the support of the current Head of HR, Collins Ong’eta. The Volunteer roles open for grabs include: HR Volunteer – Recruitment HR Volunteer – Onboarding and Training HR Volunteer – […]
Active Support for Volunteers
We are constantly looking at ways to improve how we support Volunteers through Tawk Chat leveraging the Knowledge Base. The role of our support team starts with: Sign Up: Helping visitors to sign up to SkilledUp Life so that they can gain real Experience and Skills to improve their career prospects. Complete Profile: Helping those […]
The modes of Support for our Customers
Some of our customers do not want any support from us as they treat SkilledUp Life as a Product. Others are requesting significant support including hand-holding as we are a Human Platform and not just a Product. When designing the support we provide, we need to consider its scalability. 1. Types of Support Types of […]
You can’t job hunt 24/7 without going mad
This is based on a response I provided to a person on Indie Hackers. The strange thing with the job market is that on one end, companies complain about the lack of good candidates and on the other end, good candidates cannot find best-fit jobs for whatever reason. Whilst we do not provide jobs at […]
I’m Collins – Being promoted to Head of HR
My name is Collins Were Ong’eta. I reside in Nairobi, Kenya. I am a graduate from The University of Nairobi where I studied Bachelor of Commerce-Human Resource (HR) Management Option. So far I have 4 years of experience in the HR field as an HR Assistant. My aspiration is to one day be the Head of the […]
Forbidden 403 – we are deeply sorry – India & Russia
During the last Friday’s Clubhouse Weekly event, through two attendees, to my horror, I discovered that SkilledUp Life has been banned for traffic from India by our hosting provider. Not every Volunteer registered on SkilledUp Life recognises where they live. But from those who do, it shows that 123 Volunteers live in India. That’s a […]
SkilledUp Life is a Human Platform
SkilledUp Life is all about people. People do not behave like a product. Products do not have feelings. People do! This suddenly dawned on me. Dah! Did you not know that on day 1 Manoj? Whilst at a fundamental level, SkilledUp Life is a two-sided marketplace (a software product). As long as the two sides […]