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Musings of Paul Graham
In a recent article about the top 10 VC (Venture Capitalist) blogs I noticed a blog that I read from time to time cracked the list. Essays is as the name implies, an continually growing collection of essays written by Paul Graham. Paul is a successful entrepreneur turned venture capitalist who co-founded Y combinator, a [...]
Read moreWitnessing a product launch: SWIX
There are a lot of milestones that come up when founding your own company, the registration, incorporation, website launch but there’s one moment that I think stands out above the rest, the product launch. When you have finally developed your idea into a usable product and show it to the world, there’s just a sensation [...]
Read moreCorporate Social Responsibility: A Changing Landscape
Thanks to OCRI I recently got the chance to attend the Corporate and Community Social Responsibility Conference at Algonquin College. The main focus for the event for me was the afternoon when three concurrent streams of talks were being held based on the three aspects of the triple bottom line; social, environmental, and economic.
Read moreInnovation Risk Aversion: Clean Energy
In the clean energy sector, there seem to be a million ways of making clean energy, but all you hear about is wind and solar. You might ask yourself, “why is that”? I know I asked myself that question. A recent article discussing the definition of risk in cleantech paints a picture of a gap difficult [...]
Read moreMaking company culture a priority
Based on the historical perspectives, business tends to be a serious matter. The sayings “we have to get down to business” or “it’s all business” connote a sense of seriousness, but is that the goal of business? As an aspiring entrepreneur, I don’t believe business has to be boardroom meetings and late nights all the time. After all, a [...]
Read moreVenture Studies: Learn through Challenge
A common saying in life is that people “learn by doing”, and in a really interesting challenge, the concept was put to the test with students in a Stanford Technology Venture Program class. Tina Seelig, the executive director of the program, talked with students about an exercise thrown at students each year: What would you [...]
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