Yesterday I launched a new design for Instigator Blog. The feedback has been great – some positive, some negative (to be expected), and all of it interesting and important. In my post announcing the new design, I wrote, “And, I’m writing a much more detailed post explaining the process I went through in redesigning the […]
A New Design for Instigator Blog
I thought I’d start 2008 with something new … so after many months and a few delays in-between, I’m very happy to launch the latest design for Instigator Blog! If you’re reading this via RSS — come check it out… This is a completely new design from my old one. And for this go around, […]
How-To Create the Perfect Company Blog
[ad#Top-Popular Posts] A company blog is extremely challenging to do well. The biggest challenge (which is not unique to a company blog) is finding the time to do it. Everyone’s swamped and blogging was just never part of the plan. But it should be. Blogging is the single best way of generating sustained, quality buzz […]
Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast: Tuesday, January 8th
Keeping with the schedule I started last year, the first Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast will be next Tuesday, January 8th at 9am. We’ll hold it at Bistro, Etc., located at 1291 Avenue du Mont-Royal, E. I know some people have requested that we hold the breakfast at 8am. I’m not opposed to that, and maybe […]
5 Marketing Tools Every Startup Should Use
[ad#Top-Popular Posts] Buzz alone won’t guarantee startup success, but it certainly can’t hurt. In the glorious Web 2.0 startup world that many of us live in there’s a lot of noise. To stand out from the noise, startups need to do more to draw attention. Some startups are great at this. The folks at Xobni […]
Where’s Instigator Blog Headed in 2008?
2007 was quite the year. So much so that it’s almost too intense to look back and reflect on it. But it’s a worthwhile exercise, especially in how it relates to the vast changes this blog has undertaken. The biggest change (and challenge) has been the adjustment of focus. In fact, figuring out my niche […]
I Haven’t Disappeared, But…
My blog has been too quiet of late – mostly because of how busy I’ve been with Standout Jobs. Everything is going very well with the company, and you’ll see more news here and on the Standout Jobs blog very soon. In the meantime, I thought it important to post a quick note that I […]
Montreal Entrepreneur Breakfast: Next Tuesday
A quick reminder that the next Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11th at Bistro, Etc. at 9am. If you’re on Facebook (and haven’t abandoned it yet!) you can check out the Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7615265665. I also have a Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5502019497.
Paying Lip Service to Failure Is Not Enough
Failure sucks. Let’s not sugarcoat it. No one goes into business, pours their heart (and money) into a startup, and hopes it will fail. But failure is common enough. The statistics on it are immaterial (and I’m too lazy to look them up right now) — suffice it to say, lots of startups fail. And […]
How Important Is Intellectual Property For Startups?
For most first-time entrepreneurs, intellectual property is a giant black hole. Most of us are familiar with the concepts of intellectual property – copyrights, patents, etc. – but few of us have been involved in really assessing and understanding intellectual property, its value and whether it’s important or not. Jason Mendelson does a great job […]
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