Jolly Interesting Stuff™

Every day I seem to wake up with a new idea. Which, I guess, is half the problem. If I woke up everyday with the same idea, I might actually get around to doing something with it. And that, in a nutshell, is why I have such admiration for those who have an idea and set out to make it a reality. No matter how big or small. No matter how serious or silly.

Last week I stumbled upon Australian entrepreneur Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin's attempt to create The World's Smallest Multinational. This needs no further explanation, but I will say I found the concept intriguing and the execution - so far - inspiring. The actual organisation he tries to take global is a brilliant idea within a brilliant idea. It really is one of those, 'I wish I had thought of that' moments. I had a similar experience last night when my girlfriend gave me a Christmas card. But I digress, accompanying the mission is a really nice web series of which you can view the first episode below. This sets the scene for what is to come, but I encourage you to head over to the Sebastien International Web Series page to watch him as he travels from Sydney to Tokyo, London, Paris, New York and San Francisco.

I have to hand it to this bloke. He's clever. He's charging businesses for his time basically. His premise is that by interacting with businesses he is making them look popular. It's a bit more complicated than that, but he has a whole website dedicated to it so there is little point in me repeating it all. Just take my word for it. Anyway, he has had some success. Pret A Manger have paid him. Yes, he is clever. But is he really clever? I intend to find out. So this afternoon I wrote to him. And I invoiced him. (You'll have to click on the images to read them).

Yes, I am well aware that there is an unnecessary 'with' in the third paragraph. I have little time to correct this now though as I am busy with importance.