Category: Little Bets

Want to Write Successful Grants? Stay Mentally and Physically Strong

January 15, 2021 Natalio Krasnogor Exercise, Family, Habits, Little Bets, Meditation, Remote Collaboration Tools, Rewards, Social Network, Wellbeing

Writing a grant takes its toll. There are multiple reasons why this is so. Some of them are outside of our control while others are within our sphere of influence.…

On The Shoulders Of Giants

November 20, 2019 Natalio Krasnogor Boosting Chances Indicators, General, Little Bets, Planning

For this post, I thought I would do something a bit different, namely, collect a few -seven to be precise- posts on grant writing advice by people who know better…

Prototype Your Grant In 30 Minutes Or Less

November 7, 2019 Natalio Krasnogor Design Thinking, Design-Build-Test, Grant Hackers Storyboard, Little Bets, Minimal Viable Product, Procrastination

A grant proposal is a product. Its single purpose is to convince people to give you money. Like any other product under the sun, a grant must be designed before it…

Success Is Designed

October 31, 2019 Natalio Krasnogor Design Thinking, Genchi Genbutsu, Grant Hackers End Game Checklist, Little Bets, Success, Test

In my previous post, “The Surest Way to Fail”, I gave a post-Morten for two unsuccessful grants I participated on. I drew some lessons, mentioned two simple mitigations steps for avoiding…