I first heard entrepreneurship referred to as a Bungee jump when Misha Nossik (a great and very successful entrepreneur) spoke at the Lebarge Weinstein Start-up Drop-in. Misha was one of the featured entrepreneurs at the event. . The Bungee metaphor was based around his experience at a Bungee jumping site at a quarry in GatineauContinue reading
2010 will be: . The year of monetization For Start-ups. Business models rule baby … convert users to customers or see your valuations drop like a rock … twitter are you listening. . The year of the double dip for the economy. Economic recovery without job growth is unsustainable. In spite of the stimulus spendingContinue reading
WE are excited to announce that Shopify and Adjoy will also be participating in Students and Start-ups 4, which by the way sold out yesterday. However, the good news is this opens up ten new spots for students. . Here is a picture of our intrepid 6 start-ups as they fade in: These spots willContinue reading
Partnerships are an important aspect of almost any business. At TheCodeFactory we are proud to be affiliated with; Acorn Partners, inMedia PR, Lead to Win, Fraser Milner Casgrain, Free Open Source Software Learning Centre, Talent First Network, Lebarge Weinstein, Peters New Jobs and numerous other opportunities in the works (new partners page coming soon). HavingContinue reading
This post is dedicated to the heart of all innovation “people”. The spirit of friendly competition is a powerful motivator. . TCF version of Friendly Competiton: Students and Start-ups 4 (Student Registration) . One of my favourite stories comes from my #1 favourite book “Winning Friends and Influencing People” by Dale Carnegie. A must readContinue reading
What is it? . Funding of course is The Holy Grail. The question then is “how the heck do you get funded”. Here is a little youtube video on the fate of many start-ups in quest of the Holy Grail at “the Cave of Caerbannog” . . . The speakers at the November edition ofContinue reading
One thing I had always thought was that both idea and easy are 4 letter words. Coming up with a big idea is relatively easy and can be done over a brainstorming session in an hour or two. IMHO ideas are highly overrated. . Through TeamCamp we have found that everyone has ideas and theContinue reading
I had the opportunity to attend the Entrepreneurial Effect book launch event last night at the Marshes. There was a good crowd in attendance and a real cross section of the Ottawa tech scene from; web application start-ups to networking and more traditional telecom plays. I enjoyed listening to Terry Matthews speak and have twoContinue reading
This is the fourth edition of Start-ups to watch I have written. Previous versions can be found; . 2008 Start-ups to Watch 2007 Start-ups to Watch 2006 Start-ups to Watch. . I have decided to move the posts to The Road Less Travelled from my other blog “Blogmatic”. This year’s crop of start-ups hosts anContinue reading
Here is a great program if you are thinking about starting a Start-up www.leadtowin.ca If you are serious about starting a profitable tech-based business in the National Capital Region during the current economic situation, we invite you to apply to Lead to Win (LTW). The first LTW training session starts May 19, 2009. If youContinue reading