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10 articles on personal by Mina Mankarious.

PersonalEntrepreneurshipFaith
Grounded Before You Reach
There's a version of ambition that skips over what's already in front of you. I've been guilty of it. Here's what I've learned about looking at the life you actually have before reaching for the next thing.
Apr 10, 20267 min read
MarketingBuildingPersonalStrategy
Marketing Can't Be Quick Dopamine
There's a version of marketing that feels productive but isn't. Announcement after announcement, update after update. It looks like momentum, but it's actually costing you your brand and your best work. Here's what I learned the hard way.
Mar 26, 20267 min read
PersonalEngineeringMarketingBuilding
The Head of a Marketer, Engineer, and App Developer
I’m not great at all three. I’m a marketer who studied engineering and fumbled his way into building software. But having all three perspectives in one head — even imperfectly — changed how I think about everything. Here’s why being willing to be bad at something might be the most underrated skill a founder can have.
Mar 16, 20269 min read
PersonalEntrepreneurshipFaith
The Pursuit of Something Better
Everyone’s waiting for the moment it all clicks. The breakthrough, the turning point, the dramatic shift. That’s not how it works. Here’s what actually pulls you through — and why the season you’re in right now might be building more than you think.
Feb 27, 20267 min read
PersonalMarketingEntrepreneurship
I’ve Been in Marketing Since I Was 10
Before I knew what SEO or CTR meant, I was optimizing Minecraft thumbnails on my parents’ computer. Here’s what a zero-subscriber YouTube channel taught me about marketing.
Feb 20, 20265 min read
MarketingBusinessPersonal
Good Content Doesn’t Win. Here’s Why That’s Our Fault.
There’s a disconnect between quality content and the stuff that actually goes viral. Is it the algorithm? The platforms? Or something deeper that we’re all complicit in?
Feb 19, 20268 min read
PersonalEntrepreneurshipFaith
You Are Not Too Far Gone
From doing nothing with my life during COVID to obsessively building my first company. This one's for the person who thinks they can't do hard things.
Feb 16, 20266 min read
PersonalEntrepreneurshipMarketing
Hi, I’m Mina.
From Egypt to Canada, from engineering to marketing, and everything in between. The story of how a young man's curiosity, hustle, and refusal to cut corners led to building Olunix.
Feb 5, 20265 min read
EntrepreneurshipTorontoPersonal
Building a Business in Toronto as a Student
What it's actually like to start a company while finishing your final year at McMaster. The resources, the challenges, and the things nobody warns you about.
Feb 4, 20267 min read
MarketingEngineeringPersonal
From Engineering to Marketing: Why Systems Thinking Matters
How studying Automotive Engineering at McMaster shaped the way I think about marketing, and why the best marketers think more like engineers than creatives.
Feb 2, 20267 min read

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