The next Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast is scheduled for October 14th at 8am. Please notethe location is Boccacinos on McGill College The last breakfast had the biggest turnout ever. That was in...
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Mastering PowerPoint isnt something to be proud of. But its a reality of a startup CEOs job if youre trying to raise capital. Why? Because sex sells.Pitching is hard. Its intimidating, frustrating and...
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Standout Jobs is looking for a kick-ass account manager / customer service lead. The job description is here: http://jobs.standoutjobs.com/jobs/2143-account-manager-and-customer-service-lead This is a...
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I recently completed an interview with Rick Spence at the Financial Post about startups, my background, blogging, etc. It was a lot of fun and the end result can be found here: A standout among movers...
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Tomorrow is the Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast. Its at a new location (Boccacinos on McGill College). Click the link above for all the details. In the meantime, I have a great announcement Sun S...
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Launching a startup at a big event is a great idea. There are many advantages.Hard Launch Date: Launching at an event forces you to launch. There are many examples of startups that delay their launch ...
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The next Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast is scheduled for September 9th at 8am. Please notethe location has changed. Weve decided to try a new place to see what its like. Our hope is that the spa...
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StartupCamp is a great event organized primarily by Embrase. Its a less tech-focused unconference (versus DemoCamps and BarCamps) where a handful of startups get on stage and pitch the audience. There...
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I started my first company in 1996. A couple years later that company morphed from a service business (offering web design and development services) into a product business with the launch of our web-...
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Its almost impossible to keep track of all the latest widgets, gadgets, plugins and features available for bloggers. New stuff is coming out daily, which is understandable, there are millions and mill...
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Paul Graham is well-known in the startup world for his past successes and most recently, the launch of Y Combinator. Y Combinator continues to garner a ton of attention, from a combination of the shee...
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Just a quick note that Ill be live on Saturday, August 16th @ 9pm EDT on the Aaron Brazell show talking about how to find a job, tips on job seeking, social media and the job market, the economy and m...
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Thanks to all the feedback we received about the Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast, and the help of Heri and Tanya, weve resurrected the breakfast event for tomorrow. This is a bit last minute, but...
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I instigated the first Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast over a year and a half ago because people were complaining that there was a lack of casual get-togethers for entrepreneurs, techies, investo...
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The folks at Akoha are working on something very cool. I should know - their CEO and founder, Austin Hill, is also my co-Founder at Standout Jobs. And Akoha is in the same building as us, so we get to...
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Ive got two critically important articles to point your attention to today - on startup communities and startup failure.Jevon MacDonald talks about how startups can save venture capital (in Canada). H...
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At this point, you really cant question the power of blogging. It works. There are examples of blogging working across different industries, for different reasons. Its great for customer service. Its ...
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In a me too world of easy-to-build and low cost startups, its becoming harder and harder to differentiate yourself from the competition. Just think about your potential customers and all the stuff the...
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A few people have told me that pitching the first mover advantage for a startup isnt always the best thing. Being first doesnt guarantee success. If anything, being first is fraught with more peril; s...
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Many people will tell you the best way to launch a product is to do so early and iterate constantly. Ive said the same thing, and generally agree with that sentiment. You dont want to spend a year bui...
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