First, let’s define a strategic investment. A strategic investment is one that’s made most often by a company in your industry, and in some cases a competitor. I don’t think most startups look at strategic investment opportunities – they pursue angel and VC investors first – but in a downturn economy, do strategic investors become […]
New Hosting for Instigator Blog
I’ve moved hosting companies because my old one was falling apart. This is a quick test post to make sure the DNS is propagating properly. You should not have to update your RSS feeds, but when you see this message in your RSS feed, please click through and take a look to make sure everything […]
Tuesday, October 14: Next Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast
The next Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast is scheduled for October 14th at 8am. Please note — the location is Boccacinos on McGill College The last breakfast had the biggest turnout ever. That was in part thanks to Sun Microsystems for sponsoring the breakfast. Thanks again to Sun and Sandra and Michal for organizing that. There’s […]
Venture Capitalists Love Sex Because Sex Sells
Mastering PowerPoint isn’t something to be proud of. But it’s a reality of a startup CEO’s job if you’re trying to raise capital. Why? Because sex sells.
Standout Jobs is Hiring an Account Manager / Customer Service Lead
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 full-time job in Montreal. Grabbing a bit of information from the job posting itself — What will you be doing at Standout Jobs as an Account Manager and Customer Service Lead? Simple: You’ll […]
A Brief Story About Me in the Financial Post
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 and shakers As much as I appreciate that title, I think the subtitle is more relevant, Learning curve of […]
Sun Startup Essentials Sponsors Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast
Tomorrow is the Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast. It’s 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 Startup Essentials is sponsoring the breakfast! That’s right, breakfast is free. But please be reasonable…we don’t need any abusing their goodwill. I […]
Startups Launching at TechCrunch50 and DEMO Fall 2008
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 (several times over) because they can. An event means you’ve got to launch. Granted, I’ve seen a lot of […]
Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast on Sept 9th with New Location
The next Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast is scheduled for September 9th at 8am. Please note — the location has changed. We’ve decided to try a new place to see what it’s like. Our hope is that the space is a bit bigger and it’s a bit easier to move around. If it doesn’t work out, […]
StartupCamp Coming in November – Get Ready
StartupCamp is a great event organized primarily by Embrase. It’s a less tech-focused unconference (versus DemoCamps and BarCamps) where a handful of startups get on stage and pitch the audience. There’s a group of investors (angels and venture capitalists) who provide feedback, and there’s the overall audience of entrepreneurs, etc. there as well. There have […]