Community… Building a tech/startup/knowledge friendly government in BC 5 Dec 201510 Dec 2015 There are those in the Startup/tech community who often say “stay out of my way and let me do my job mentality” to Government. Take this article for example: JUSTIN TRUDEAU…
Startup… Building an open source program for technology co-founders 29 May 20131 Jun 2013 In February I wrote a blog post about the lack of support for technology co-founders in BC, Canada. I have decided to pull together an open source program/set of courses…
Startup… Is Vancouver missing the vital component to create enough tech co-founders? 21 Feb 201329 May 2013 If only somewhere Vancouver,BC would offer a course in Startup Engineering/Architecture? Like this http://startup.stanford.edu but maybe it could be something better, that trains up developers into potential tech co-founders? Where they can…
Startup… Good blogs to read for tech startups 26 Nov 201227 Nov 2012 I was recently asked what are the sites or the blogs you keep up to date with. I will not add the solely programming sites I follow. Happy to take…
Design… Good books to read if you want to create a web startup 27 Jun 20121 Dec 2014 These are books that have made a difference to my thinking. I have read them all. They are not all perfect but sometimes we learn lessons from imperfection as well.…
Branding… Choosing a name for your startup 29 Feb 2012 Through my marketing career I have helped companies name themselves and their products. Each journey is unique, sometimes it is quick and sometimes not, it should not be rushed. More…
Communcation… A cold startup weekend in Seattle – The rise of the designer 18 Jan 201221 Feb 2019 After Vancouver Startup weekend, I pretty much decided to head to the next Seattle event. Mujtaba Badat @MujtabaBadat (he presented Duke Nuke - one of the winners) and I became…
Community… Startup Vancouver Weekend 2011 22 Nov 20115 Dec 2011 Most of this academic term I have being teaching (4 courses - marketing, advertising, public and government relations) and being a student (3 courses all - HTML/CSS/Java/Systems Design) in the…
Branding… Branding for Tech Startups 26 Aug 201120 Sep 2011 A lot of people seem to believe that a brand is about advertising. That it is merely corporate identity, the name, and the logo, the colours used. So here is…
Future… One platform to rule them all.. 8 Jun 201126 Sep 2013 I often hear no one can beat facebook as a social network or linkedin for professional networking or twitter for short messages. I hear it from individuals who are either risk…
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