Entrepreneurship
Important Stoic Reminders
I recently listened Tim Ferriss’ book, the 4 Hour Workweek again for the 2nd time because it’s so full of great nuggets of insight. It’s a very informative book on breaking free from the typical 9 to 5 work life many of us have become accustomed to. I recommend reading this book if you want to break free from the…
Read More33 markets ready for a disruption
If you’re wondering where the next big opportunities are going to be, here is a list of markets ready for significant disruption. In this digital age we live in today, entire industries are being disrupted by new business models & new technology more than they have since the beginning of the industrial age. To understand…
Read More19 Billionaires' and 19 quotes
Steve Jobs: Live Each Day As If It Was Your Last Bill Gates: From Those To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Expected Oprah Winfrey: We All Need Makeovers From Time To Time Michael Dell: Never Be The Smartest Person In The Room Michael Bloomberg: Don’t Stay Down Long JK Rowling: Failure Can Be the…
Read MoreThe Entrepreneur VS. the Wannabe
This is a repost of a blog post my partner Ren did on our business blog. I though I would share it here as I think it’s a great post that many entrepreneurs or aspiring ones should read. You can read the original here. —————- The Entrepreneur VS. the Wannabe When we started Marketing Stream, we…
Read MoreUnderstand & apply any consumer trend with the Consumer Trend Canvas
Understand any consumer trend and use it to your advantage Inspired byAlex Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas, the Consumer Trend Canvas created by Trendwatching.com is an simple framework that can help you understand any consumer trend and help you apply it to launch successful consumer-facing innovations of your own. Here’s what it looks like. Check out this…
Read MoreQuote: The next industrial revolution
“There is a secular trend going on, in which launching a start-up is a more common thing to do. It used to be there were two things you could do after college: go to grad school or get a job. Soon, I think there will be three things: go to grad school, get a job, or start…
Read MoreAre you the Boss or the Leader?
There’s a big difference between being a leader and being a boss. I’ve had my share of “bosses” and I’ve also had the pleasure of working with some amazing leaders. When I feel i’m working for a boss, I usually quit very soon after realizing it cause life is too short to work for people that…
Read MoreThe Startup Ecosystem Report
“Countries are shifting from service-based economies to become increasingly driven by a new generation of fast-moving software and technology organisations.” The Startup Ecosystem Report published by Telefónica Digital was released recently ranking communities around the world that have the right ecosystem to promote tech startups as compared to the current well known Silicon Valley. Vancouver…
Read MoreThe value of Degrees
Harvard Business review just published a post called “Stop Requiring College Degrees” and I couldn’t agree more with what they are saying. Just because you have an MBA or a degree from a college or university, doesn’t mean you are the best person for a job. In my opinion, experience trumps education every time. If you have a masters…
Read MoreRedesigned our WYSIWYG Ventures website
We redesigned the WYSIWYG Ventures website recently to simplify the navigation and layout as well as get a simplified message to our visitors as to what we do right when they hit the home page. The new desktop version of the home page looks like the image on the left and the mobile version is…
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