I have been pondering the effect of social media on small business for some time. For example how valuable is twitter to the local pizza guy or the Green Papaya on Queen Street or the Starbucks or Bridgehead on Bank Street in Ottawa? Will twitter affect the top and or bottom line of the averageContinue reading →

I am very encouraged by what I have seen this week. A number of people thinking about starting a software company have dropped by TheCodeFactory to exchange ideas. What I particularly like is that instead of doing a bunch of coding first people are actually thinking about who their customer will be and then goingContinue reading →

I have heard entrepreneurship referred to by many great people as a bungee jump (Misha Nosik), a roller coaster (Ben Casnocha) or just a series of highs followed by gut wrenching lows from a great many other entrepreneurs. The key bit that gets the entrepreneur out of the trough of the deepest rut is the “F… That” moment.Continue reading →

It was not long ago that you were only somebody as a start-up if you could chat about how much money you had raised, at least according to our speaker last week. Forget about how much sales or customers you had the hip metric was money raised. Times change and many of the hipsters areContinue reading →

I think that how you act and behave says a whole lot about your character and the sort of culture any organization you are affiliated with will have. If you are honest, genuine and sincere in your dealings with people and other organizations then you will earn their trust and respect. If you are allContinue reading →

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