“I fix business problems with technology”
I work in the overlap of People and Technology and help you fix broken things. Broken Projects, Broken Technology, Broken Process. Of course I also help Build things at the start so they don’t break later. They also call this Troubleshooter, Turnaround Specialist, Expert and a whole host of other words that essentially mean the same thing.
How Do I Know If I Need You?
What DO YOU DO?
I help my clients become more effective by better using their IT systems and services, in order to free up their time.
How Do I Know if YOur Consulting Is Right for Me?
Generally, if you like the content here and my news entries and other content show you things you’d like to achieve in your own life or work environment, then you will probably enjoy working with me. Just to make that easier why not talk to me in a free 30 minute discovery call.
Do You Only Work With Established Companies?
I work with individuals, entrepreneurs, small and medium sized business owners and small teams. We find ways to help them apply new tools and processes to their ways of working. This in turn means a better likelihood of delivering successful projects, feeling less stress and overwhelm and allowing them to focus on what’s important.
Do You Offer Ongoing Consulting Services?
Do You Invest In Startup Companies?
Rarely. I have done so in the past, but unless its immediately obvious I as an individual can make a significant contribution, I’m more likely to refer you to an investment specialist.
About Chris Wray
Business Consultant
I’ve spent over 25 years working in the technology sector and now apply my experience to NGO’s, Development Organisations and Entrepreneurs as well of course traditional businesses. I help teams and individuals deliver results, be that at a project level or a personal one.
“Chris took my idea and helped me turn it into a profitable company in less than four months!”
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#Startup Graduation
I spent Sunday afternoon watching the final sessions of some of my mentees graduating the second startup ideation programme. #startups #angkor500 #500startups
Cambodian Startup Scene
It’s a small ecosystem, but the Cambodian Startup Scene is a friendly and close-knit one. We disagree sometimes. It has the same faces probably too often and it constantly berates the Development Sector and NGO’s for dabbling i things they don’t understand. Somehow though, it produces a few successes...Read More
Startup Growth Strategies
The first thing you want to do when you start a new business is figure out how to grow it. This is especially true for startups, because you don’t have any funding and can’t afford to lose money. It’s a common misconception that you need a huge amount of capital..Read More
Training Mentors – 500 Startups Angkor 500
Training mentors – A long, but very enjoyable session online getting to meet the new mentors for the new 500 startups cohorts. There was an opportunity to meet old friends, but also an opportunity to meet a few new mentors too. There’s that “how come we’ve not met before ?”..Read More
Moving the Startup Curriculum online
Developing a startup curriculum and moving it to an online version takes a lot more than copy and paste. This week I’ve been both mentoring and training the 500 startups mentees through a series of Zoom sessions and breakout rooms. This is somewhat easier than the mammoth event we did..Read More
Presenting TravelTech to Students – 500 Startups
I spent Sunday afternoon talking about Technology in the travel industry, with 40 Students from the Kirirom Institute of Technology. The event was hosted by 500 Startups. I really love the Q&A sessions. I get asked the most random (yet awesome) questions. I talked about some of their side-projects, how..Read More
Ecommerce outlook Cambodia – Britcham
Presenting on the ecommerce outlook in Cambodia in Britcham’s first webinar of the year. Loved the last question from the audience – “How do we become rich?”
Startup Mentor Phnom Penh
Women’s Startup Mentor I’ve closed off the last session of mentoring the Women in Tek Network, working with Asia Foundation toward the end of last year. The programme will continue into 2021 though some of the format of the support will change as startups mature and lessons are learnt. Startup..Read More
Chief of Party SWAP Cambodia (Solid Waste Accountability Platform)
Taking on a new role: Triangle Environmental Health Initiative (TE), headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, USA, Chief of Party (COP) – managing partnerships and lead the administrative direction on a three-year, USAID-funded project to improve the efficacy of civic technology in solid waste management. The Solid Waste Accountability Platform (SWAP)..Read More
Mentoring at The Women in Tek Network
I’m in the process of extending my mentoring to the Women in Tek Network, working with Asia Foundation to support the 18 women led businesses through the startup maturity and growth stages. The program is supported by USAID through WE Act project of PACT, in Improving the Women Technology Startup..Read More
Teaching Digital Strategy with the Women in Tek Network
Today I’m talking about building a Digital Strategy with the Women in Tek Network.
Speaking at ITB Berlin
I’m speaking at ITB in Berlin about some of the challenges we’ve faced in managing the overlap of people and technology. Building Impact Explorer hasn’t been easy when our homestay owners don’t speak English and have no real idea what the internet is. They certainly won’t have email.
Consultant – Technology, Environmental Monitoring, M&E Database, Asana Project Management
Work with USIAD’s primary contractor Tetratech and the Cambodian Ministry of Environment to build and test Law Enforcement and Environmental monitoring software and handheld application (SMART) in the GPL protected landscape in Cambodia. Creation of Amazon and Microsoft Azure cloud platforms and connection and testing of SMART handheld devices. The..Read More
Google and Amazon AWS Partner
I’m now a Google Partner and an Amazon AWS Partner. Meaning that the Amazon Cloud services and Google GSuite setups I’ve been working on for the last few years are now ‘Official’
Teaching SEO and Content Writing
We’re teaching social media managers, bloggers and business owners about content marketing and SEO at our Workshop in ASIA Foundation.
Impact Explorer joins Seedstars Smartscale
Our sustainable tourism startup Impact Explorer is one of the startups joining the Smartscale acceleration platform.
Business News & Resources
Pipedrive Probability – (Deal and Stage)
Pipdrive Probability - (Deal & Stage) In this video I explain how to set probability in Pipedrive both at the deal level as well as at the stage level.I also show you where you can take a reference point in setting your stage probabilities.In this video i'm going...
Asana – How to make a subtask a task
Asana - how to make a subtask a task In this video I’m going to show you how to turn a task into a subtask and vice-versa in Asana. Sometimes you need to re-arrange your projects, and as a part of that you may need to move tasks and subtasks. This is easy when you...
Newsletter – June 2021
Here’s the technology and people update for June 2021. STATUSThis month I've tried to cut down on the number of hours I'm working. I have two part time jobs split across my Trash Project and 500 Startups. Then there's my technology consulting and my web agency...