Entrepreneurship
The 4 Hour Workweek
Just finished listening to The 4-Hour Workweek audio book by Tim Ferriss. Tim has put together a great collection of ideas on how to become what he has coined the New Rich or NR for short. The book is interesting and goes through the process of rethinking your life and getting away from the deferred-life plan that has…
Read MoreLean Startup Principles are not just for startups
I just finished listening to The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. It’s a great book that’s targeted at startup entrepreneurs but I think the information also has great appeal and value for those that work and manage in large enterprises. Intrapreneurs could gain some wonderful insight into new ways of thinking and tackling problems of change, innovation and growth…
Read MoreThe world needs more Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs power the economy by creating businesses that drive innovation, create jobs and lead people to do amazing things. Business Schools over the past 15 years have increased their focus on entrepreneurship offering all kinds of programs to help people learn how to start businesses and this is great but I feel we need to…
Read MoreWhy your website needs to be Responsive
I wrote about the importance of responsive websites on our company blog a few weeks back and I can’t seem to stress this enough to businesses of all sizes. Mobile is here and growing at an exponential rate and you need to adapt now. By 2015, there will be 7.4 billion mobile devices in the market. I find…
Read MoreGetable – Web based rental software
I just came across a cool start up business building an application for the rental business market. Although it’s currently targeted at San Francisco businesses, this is something I could see a lot of local adventure businesses taking advantage of. Getable provides any store that rents items, such as camping equipment, tuxedos, bikes, skis or tools an easy to use web application…
Read MoreHoliday Buyers Make It Mobile
Mobile adoption is growing by leaps and bounds. Every retail company needs to have a mobile strategy today. If you have a web site and it’s not ready for mobile consumption, you are going to get left behind.
Read MoreReal Estate Marketing Lines
Gone are the days of “Buy now or be priced out forever!” As the real estate market starts to contract in Canada, sellers are starting to flood the market. Realtors have the fun job of crafting those short little marketing descriptions and I find the language used to sell homes on the MLS is quite…
Read MoreTwilio Is Crushing It: 150K Devs, 1.5M Phone Calls/Day, 500M Total Phone Calls, 20 New Countries
The telecom industry is in for another massive disruption. “Communications is now in the domain of software. We focus on the user, and we will win.” Jeff Lawson, CEO Twilio He’s right. The user experience at large telecoms is as dated as the legacy systems that support them. This is yet another indicator for executives…
Read MoreLarge Enterprises should be embracing non-Microsoft technology
In the name of full disclosure, I’m a Apple advocate and believe that Less is More when it comes to almost anything in life including software. I use a Macbook pro at home and carry an iPhone in my pocket. I converted from the world of PC’s over 4 years ago and I have not looked back.…
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