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Firing People
I hate firing people. It’s the worst part of my job. Even after all these years I still spend days or even weeks agonizing over a decision to let someone go. I feel absurd complaining about this, given…
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GROWtalks in Toronto Feb 21
Debbie Landa, Clare Ryan and the Dealmaker Media team are part of the reason that I love GROWConf and GROWtalks. They put on amazing events by putting entrepreneurs first, foremost, and front and centre. They are bringing GROWtalks to Toronto (Feb…
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Fundraising, Valuation and Accretive Milestones
Some rights reserved by HappyTramp87 I keep having a similar conversation with early stage entrepreneurs about fundraising and valuation. “Do you think a $1.5MM valuation is good?” “How much should I be raising?’ Well, it depends. I’m finding more and…
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Good companions can ease the journey
Some rights reserved by whimsical truth Q: “How do you know when an entrepreneur is dead?” A: They stop pitching. Ba, dum, dum. It might be cliche, a tad kitschy. But it will be an amazing event. And it will…
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Beyond Toronto: State of Halton Tech Scene
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Rick Stomphorst Follow @stompr who is a co-founder of Silicon Halton Follow @SiliconHalton. Halton Region is in the West end, it includes Burlington, Oakville, and Milton.Population is >500,000 people. I…
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Hiring your first sales rep: 10 tips and common mistakes
Some rights reserved by redwolfb14 How many times have you been at an event and met someone who gave you the pitch “I have this great idea, I just need someone to build it for me” or some variation of…
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Less boardrooms, more dinner tables.
People have become really good at pitching. The art has turned in to a bit of a science and if you do ever find yourself in front of a room of people it is par for the course…
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It’s indescribably beautiful!
Some rights reserved by technochick On the surface this might not seem like a Canadian success story, Eloqua was acquired by Oracle for $871MM. Eloqua by all appearances is a publicly traded company with headquarters in Vienna, VA. But they…
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Rebooting DemoCamp
Some rights reserved by hyfen DemoCamp was conceived in 2005. I have hosted approximately 30 events (I only missed one and that resulted in 2 companies that eventually exited: Bumptop and Sysomos). It has been 7 years. But the world…
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Hiring a Growth Hacker on StartupNorth.ca
Some rights reserved by Eva Blue Did you know that we run a job board for startups? It does allow companies to reach an audience that is interested in startups. “Amar joined us 3 weeks ago after a long trial…
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The Pending Talent Wars
Some rights reserved by Today is a good day Did you know that accelerators are heading for a shake out? We’ve talked a lot incubators, accelerators and cyclotrons. And the proliferation of the accelerator model is generally positive, it…
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All roads lead to Toronto
Some rights reserved by palestrina55 Regardless of where we fall in arbitrary rankings, Toronto is an amazing city. And it seems that all roads lead to Toronto. With the amazing teams from both StartupFest and GrowConf arriving in the dead…
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The Upside Foundation – Give back a little while you are busy taking over the world
One thing that has really been exciting for me in the last 3 months has been the Salesforce Foundation. When Marc Benioff founded Salesforce he committed 1 percent of stock, 1 percent of employee time and 1 percent…
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Lean Startup Day @ MaRSDD on Dec 3, 2012
The team at MaRS and JoltCo are providing local access to The Lean Startup Conference Livestream. Sure they’ve been crazy enough to invite me to host the event and a panel, but that shouldn’t keep you from attending.…
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Startup “ecosystems” in Canada are doing well but…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jesse Rodgers. Follow Jesse on Twitter Follow @jrodgers. This post was originally published on November 21, 2012 on WhoYouCallingAJesse.com. Some rights reserved by erin_designr The Startup Genome released another report mapping top startup cities but this time a…
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Make your own luck at CIX
Some rights reserved by nhr Next week is the Canadian Innovation Exchange. I sit on the Advisory Board and StartupNorth is an Association Partner. We are big fans of the event and have watched over the past few years as CIX…
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Toronto, Vancouver, Waterloo, where is Montreal?
The state of the Canadian cities in the StartupCompass Startup Ecosystem Report 2012 (Get the Report) is interesting. The Startup Ecosystem Report 2012 lists 3 Canadian cities: Toronto # 8 Vancouver # 9 Waterloo # 16 It leaves Montreal…
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SaaS Metrics: The Ultimate Guide to Building a Business
This post is a recap from a how-to created by Mark MacLeod . I feature some of the most impressive startup strategies we encounter at StartupPlays and share them free, here at Startupnorth.ca. Enjoy. This guide is available in an interactive…
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The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
How many innovative Canadian startups are there? Earlier tonight the good folks at CIX announced a group of 20 who will be presenting at the eponymous conference on November 27. Congratulations: Frank and Oak, Scribble Live, Shopcaster, SiteScout,…
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Marketing, Robots and Startup Hacking
These events are Chuck Norris Approved. The best part about a health entrepreneurial ecosystem is the diversity of events. Toronto is rocking a variety of events, ranging from conversations to socials. But there are a lot of grassroots…