How does one decide to leap and become and entrepreneur? Well … I’d say there are a few ways to decide; – you decide right after graduation to jump right in, (these are natural entrepreneurs) – Sometimes you gradually migrate that way, (these are people with entrepreneurial tendencies) – Other times maybe life decides forContinue reading
I’ll be speaking toward the end of February on transitioning to entrepreneurship and what to expect. The presentation will be turned into an ~15 part blog post series that I’ll start writing today. So … where to begin … well at the beginning of course. I like to use mind maps and find for aContinue reading
This concept is likely tightly correlated to the Pareto principle. Basically 20% of your effort accounts for 80% of the result. Consider learning how to use a new software application. Usually acquiring that minimum level of knowledge (20% of the functionality) that provides access to 80% of the capability you need. Afterwards you learn thoseContinue reading
I received this picture in an email today entitled smart and I must say after reflecting on it a bit I am truly inspired. The sentiment I took from it was “Don’t work hard … work smart”. My initial reaction was great point it is important to work smart. The person in the picture thatContinue reading
TheCodeFactory is excited to announce we have our first graduate. Ian Capstick and MediaStyle have grown from a single desk on the 2nd floor to a full office and studio on the 4th floor with plans to continue growing. We wish Ian, Travis, Sara, David and all the rest of the team much success asContinue reading
Change can be a great thing when you embrace it and go with the flow. I have observed a few changes that in my opinion will bring significant change to our fair city of Ottawa in 2012. Photo Attribution: Hurricane Rick / October 20, 2009 by Ani Carrington The first is at the macro levelContinue reading
The closest I came to meeting Steve Jobs in person is watching his convocation speech on YouTube which is without a doubt one of my favourites. He is a person that I have immense respect for and a very rare individual the type of person that comes along maybe once per decade. Anyone that can;Continue reading
I have been thinking about this concept for quite a while now but the way to describe it came to me over coffee with an aspiring entrepreneur. Do you remember a problem from math class where a frog jumps half the distance to a point in the distance each time? How many jumps will itContinue reading
After yesterdays sarcastic post on inspired email I thought I would turn the tables with a more positive spin on emailing customers. Earlier this summer Paul Jensen gave me a copy of Derek Sivers book “ANYTHING YOU WANT”. I took the train to start-up fest in Montreal the next day and read the book onContinue reading
I had not planned to write a blog post today, however, I received an email this morning titled “Clicky Status” from Clicky a web analytics start-up. The email has some great lessons on how not to talk to potential customers. This is the kind of stuff you just cannot make up. Please check out theContinue reading