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27Apr 202314 Jun 2023

Scaling for Small and Medium Technology Companies

I’ve noticed many articles, books, and blog posts for Technology Leadership / Management are written by people who now or…

16Sep 201815 Jun 2023

Software Engineering Leadership

Software Engineer leadership is where you lead/manage a number of software engineers, directly or via another manager(s). Your title could…

19Mar 20182 Dec 2018

Leadership by Example

This blog post is a continuation from a previous one called Leading Leaders “We must be the change we wish…

If you really cared, you would stand for election!

14 May 201314 May 2013

Rant... to a friend.. now even more rant like.. If you really cared, you would stand for election! "We must be the change we wish to see in the world"…

railsconf 2013 – ruby-on-rails-conference

30 Apr 201329 May 2013

[updated] Here are two place you can get the videos for the talks Confreaks http://www.josephjaber.com/articles/railsconf-2013-talks There is nowhere to learn Ruby or Ruby on Rails in Vancouver, BC, unless it…

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…

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…

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.…

infinite diversity can lead to infinite possibility

22 May 201224 May 2012

This is pretty much one of my strongest beliefs. For me it applies in terms of other peoples' beliefs, mindsets and even genetics. We never know what we might need…

We all strive to be artists..

4 Mar 201226 Sep 2013

Choosing a name for your startup

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…

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…