Share Your Drafts | Astawa Alam

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. De-hype Your Prospects 2. There's Gold in the Follow-Up 3. Prove You Belong in the League 4. Learn How to Ask Questions (start here: https://hbr.org/2018/05/the-surprising-power-of-questions) 5. Change is the Only Constant Hit me up on Instagram (@astawa.ca) and let me know what you learned this week! Enjoy!

Happy Friday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. Be Your Best Client 2. Your Skills Get Rusty 3. Competing on Price is a Race to the Bottom 4. History Doesn't Repeat Itself, But it Rhymes 5. Keep Social Media Social Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let me know what you learned this week! Enjoy!

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. Choose Your Regret 2. Attach Yourself to a Daily Project 3. Know When You're Not Ready 4. Any Mistake is an Income 5. Wok on Being Less Stressed Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let me know what you learned this week! Enjoy!

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. Trust = Consistency + Time 2. Outsiders Are The Best Disruptors 3. Be Your Own Coach 4. Netflix And Chill With Purpose 5. Don't Be Romantic About Your Startup Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let me know what you learned this week! Enjoy!

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. If Your Team Isn't Happy, You're Finished 2. Templatize Everything 3. Always Have a Contingency Plan 4. You're Living Your Niche 5. Your Impact is Greater Than You Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let me know what you learned this week! Enjoy!

What marketing strategies should you focus on when you’re just starting out? This was one of the questions that we were faced with last night on EDA York’s “Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs” Here are some of the key takeaways from my fellow panelists and I. 1️⃣ It's not always about pushing content. Engage in conversations. - Emily Focault 2️⃣ Study the app store to learn why those apps are successful. - Mahfuz 3️⃣ Build your portfolio for free to get started. - Hassan 4️⃣ Your brand is your most important selling tool. - Astawa What stood out to you the most from our conversation? Let me know! Once again, thank you so much for tuning into another episode of Share Your Drafts. If you learned something new from this episode, I would super appreciate if you left a rating, a comment, or just subscribed! See you soon.

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. This week I wanted to introduce you to something new— 5 Things I Learned This Week. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let me know what you learned this week! Enjoy!

Happy Sunday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. I know, I know – I’m a day late.. But hey! Better late than never, right? #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let me know what you learned last week! Enjoy!

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. This week I wanted to introduce you to something new— 5 Things I Learned This Week. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let me know what you learned this week! Enjoy!

Happy Friday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. This week I wanted to introduce you to something new— 5 Things I Learned This Week. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let me know what you learned this week! Enjoy!

Reflections from a Year of Growth. An annual series inspired by Hamza Khan. This is the first edition of many more to come. If you'd like to read the blog post, check it out here: https://medium.com/@astawa/22-things-i-learned-at-22-ce63359b6398 Would love to hear some of the lessons you learned at 22! Tweet me @astawaalam Thanks so much for listening, guys.

2017 was my best year yet. Around the last quarter of the year, I FINALLY made the decision go all-in on me. I took a lot of L's but got even more lessons. Here's what my best year yet taught me.

9 Lessons Learned From Startup Weekend Peel 2017

Tell your story before someone else writes their own version for you.