Nov 12, 2021Open Source: Our Startup Mental Health Policy at AfrocenchixThe topic of mental health is ubiquitous these days, but it’s still frustratingly taboo. As a founder of a fast growing seed stage start up, and someone in therapy for cPTSD, it’s a topic close to my heart. I was going to write an article on what we’re learning about…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
Jul 15, 202110 Tips For Raising Investment (How Afrocenchix Secured Google Funding in $1.2m Seed Round)Scaling a startup is tough. It’s been a great year for Afrocenchix, but an incredibly difficult one. Raising a seed round was certainly a case of succeeding against the odds. I’m writing this to share the tips that helped us do it. When we opened the round we’d never have…Fundraising5 min readFundraising5 min read
Dec 15, 20207 Lessons From Scaling (How We Grew Afrocenchix to 7 Figures & What We Learnt Along The Way)A year and a half ago I shared the story of our pre-seed raise of over $650k. I did this to demystify fundraising. The problem is, it was a little sensational. Most investment rounds won’t include pitching to celebrity judges including Diddy, Ashton Kutcher and Gary Vee.Startup14 min readStartup14 min read
Nov 18, 20205 Ways to Get More Press & Generate Positive PR for Your StartupWe’ve been asked for our publicist’s details quite often this year. Afrocenchix has featured in dozens of publications including The Guardian, The Telegraph, iNews, The Independent & Vogue so other founders have very reasonably asked for the hook up. The truth is we don’t have a publicist, and we’ve never…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Oct 5, 2020The Startup OKR GuideSeven Lessons from a year of using OKRs to drive results at Afrocenchix — What does every startup want? A focused, motivated team that consistently succeeds in reaching objectives. A simple aim. So why is achieving that so hard? Well, whilst research has made clear that commitment to a specific, ambitious goal improves team performance and engagement, it can be hard to determine exactly…Okr14 min readOkr14 min read
May 20, 2020Navigating Covid-19 — Surviving & Adapting as a Small BusinessAfrocenchix was born out of recession. In 2008, when the last economic crisis occurred, Joycelyn and I met, then started mixing products in our university kitchen soon after. We registered as a business in 2010, simply to collect the prize for the Ethical & Sustainable Business Innovation Competition we’d won…Startup Lessons5 min readStartup Lessons5 min read
Apr 22, 202021 Time Optimisation Lessons I Learned The Hard WayPeople often ask me how I get so much done. …Time Management25 min readTime Management25 min read
Jun 21, 2019How Afrocenchix Oversubscribed on Pre-Seed Investment Round and Raised Over $650,000Every year under 0.2% of business funding goes to Black women so last year when Joycelyn and I set out to raise £360k ($450k) whilst I had a very visible baby bump, we knew we’d have a serious fight on our hands… At this years London Tech Week I was…Startup13 min readStartup13 min read
