Grow With Mayanna

We talk about the micro and macro factors when it comes to developing a tech product in Sri Lanka.  Grow with Mayanna Episode 07 featuring Wikum Kaushalya and Sanjaya Elvitigala

How to start a tech-related business in Sri Lanka? When developing a tech product, most developers only consider about the technical aspects. Here we talk about the business aspects that you need to consider. It's not about developing an app. What matters is building a sustainable business.

00:00 - Introduction  

02:11 - Sanjaya's WFH experience  

04:08 - Changing the routine of life and work 

18:06 - Having the workstation in the bedroom 

20:30 - Impact of working in bed 

23:47 - A tip to keep your focus 

25:13 - Socializing  

26:07 - Some tips to reduce stress

27:40 - Have a skill-based hobby 

31:27 - Drink water and other beverages as much as possible 

32:07 - how to fix laziness & procrastination  

34:00 - Wrong way & the right way of creating a to-do list 

35:27 - Tip - Work sprints 

40:21 - Dilani's tips 

46:37 - Gohulan's tips 

50:30 - Kavishan's tips 

53:25 - The best lesson to improve

In this 5th episode of Grow With Mayanna Sinhala Podcast, I talk about one of the best life lessons I learned that helped me to be more positive.  

A lesson from Houdini's story - https://youtu.be/_ICREZm9CtE

Grow with Mayanna Episode 4 featuring Charith Weerasooriya (Founder of Blace Academy)

Blace Academy YT channel -  https://www.youtube.com/c/BlaceAcademy

00:00 - Intro 

01:00 - Guest introduction

02:51 - What to expect from Blace Academy this year 

08:05 - Why you must work on your personal brand 

11:20 - It doesn't matter how talented you are if you don't do this 

13:12 - Discovering yourself - 1st step 

16:24 - This is what happens if you don't work on your personal brand 

17:01 - How to stand out from the competition 

18:17 - Does targeting the mass audience really help you earn more? 

21:12 - Correct path when you start out 

23:20 - Complex market needs 

25:58 - Your niche is not the problem/ IKIGAI concept 

27:45 - Do this to build your audience 

30:27 - Be careful about what you say & do. 

32:55 - Empathize when you engage with your audience 

34:52 - BOOMERANG!!! Do good to receive good 

36:25 - You can't be successful by doing this 

40:50 - Start creating, NOW! 

43:17 - Content builds trust & trust is important 

44:12 - Do you also face this challenge? 

48:52 - An easy way to create content 

51:22 - Marketing even in difficult times 

53:16 - Summary 

55:40 - Motivation to get started  

Learn more about me and read my blog - https://www.emshaveen.com 

Facebook page -  https://facebook.com/mayannaonline 

Instagram -  https://instagram.com/emshaveen

In this episode, I talk about why the year 2020 was bad for many people and how to shift our mindset so we can receive better results in 2021.

In this 2nd episode of Mayanna Insights Sinhala Podcast, we talk about the insights of Canva and what we can learn from a company worth $3.2 Billion. Stay tuned

In this first episode of Mayanna Insights, we talk about the platform nature of Tiktok and how users behave in the platform. 

My name is Mayantha Shaveen and I explore different things and share my personal views on what I learned in this brand new podcast series called Mayanna Insights.