Kickstarter project raises almost a million
In what can only be described as a successful funding campaign, a Kickstarter project which began with a goal of 15 000$, has closed its funding campaign with just under a million dollars raised. Kickstarter has proven that there is a market for crowd-funding and people are willing to fund innovation when there are benefits [...]
Read moreAcquisition time
One of the things that fascinate me about startups is hearing my employer explain the real life of the entrepreneur. It’s a shocking difference from the glamorous life we hear so much about when watching Mark Zuckerberg, Eric Schmidt and other entrepreneurs who hit it big.
Read moreWe’ve moved!
Yesterday the company I am interning at through TalentBridge moved into a new office in a more elegant and appropriate neighbourhood, the Kanata Research Park.
Read moreGo to market strategy: DON’T do it once do it right
It may seem almost counter-intuitive to say what I just did, but as my employer explained to me yesterday, sometimes your go-to-market strategy may not be complete. It doesn’t have to. If you fail at it once, it doesn’t mean your product sucks. It just means it’s not ready yet. Or maybe you targeted the [...]
Read moreThe ideal job for an entrepreneur-to-be
Here’s an interesting case. You are currently seeking employment and have an idea for a business. More pressing is getting some income. How do you find the time to start up?
Read moreThe social-capitalist
I have always known about my position on the economic spectrum is that I am heavily on the capitalism side. I.e. I strongly value the work-financial reward relationship and that one must earn their money rightfully and get to keep it. (I consider myself the businessman type of entrepreneur. And in this blog this is [...]
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