An Inspiration from Baby Reindeer, a Netflix series.

Is there any film or TV series which make you think recently?

For me, it’s definitely Baby Reindeer, a Netflix series, which is widely discussed in media.

I couldn’t help, but stay up late to finish the whole series in one night. I was absolutely shocked, cause there was a stalker in my life, when I was a startup.

I deeply resonate with the story, even though I’m in a different industry with the author and the leading actor of Baby Reindeer.

• The stalker I’ve met wasn’t as aggressive as “Martha”, but the experience was stressful and scary enough for me. Being a biological female, being stalked by a much bigger and stronger male, made me feel very vulnerable.

• I couldn’t do anything about it, cause he used “work” as an excuse to contact me, he was involved with a bigger organisation that I worked with; and he had a stronger network in the industry; and he certainly had a higher social status than me.

• In the beginning, it was hard to tell if he was serious about working with me? Whether he was a potential client or just a stalker?

• The entrepreneurial journey was much harder than I expected, especially being a startup, I lost my confidence, then he came across as someone who seemed to understand my creativity and talent. I guess I was confused at some point, as we all enjoy being admired.

• Alarm bells rang, when I received those invites for late night drinks; then I noticed that he was trying to approach me through my friends and contacts… things became quite scary.

Anyway, in the end, I got rid of him; it was many years ago and I have moved on. But the Netflix series “Baby Reindeer” really makes me think.

Being a business owner, we are all desperate, we all need clients and we all need to be approved and appreciated. But how can we protect ourselves better? How can we tell who is genuine and who can potentially be harmful to us??

Let me know what you think.