Jun 8, 2013

Compete With Yourself

Some designers make me sick. Not sick like I'm disgusted with them, but this pit deep sickness in my stomach, while marvelling at the beauty of what they've...

Feb 2, 2013

Get A Cofounder, Build Something, Sell Something

This week I received a random phone call from a startup founder down in Virginia - a young woman planning a fashion startup. In hindsight, I could have given...

Nov 26, 2012

In Support Of Lazy Writing

This is a quick response to Lazy Writing, a post yesterday by Sacha Greif (who I'm a big fan of). While I agree with the general sentiment and I love...

Nov 14, 2012

Build A Business, Not A Startup

I read this article just now, talking about how startups are running out of cash and failing all over the place. I found that the tone of the article...

Oct 14, 2012

There's No Such Thing As Work / Life Balance

This article is my perspective on articles written this week by Matt Galligan, Jon Crawford, and Bubs Monsef about work / life balance. I...

Sep 24, 2012

The Power Of Restraint In Design

That Adele album is really good. I know everyone's kind of over it now, and it's been overplayed, but it's a damn good album. In Chris Anderson's...

Aug 25, 2012

Investing In Our Neighbours Is Good

A positive trend I'm noticing lately is the flux of US tech startup investors peering into the global economy, seeking new opportunities outside of Silicon...

Aug 23, 2012

Startup Growth Tip: Ask For Advice & Pay It Forward

Lately I've been awed by the generosity of investors, advisors, mentors and people I've encountered in the startup community here on the west coast, so I...

Aug 13, 2012

Startup Growth Tip: Focus On Your Product, Customers, Team & Self

In startup life, there are a number of things you can focus on that can all draw attention. Lately my distraction is wondering how much more quickly we would...

Jul 18, 2012

Who Will Curate The Web?

Twitter reports that there are over 250 million tweets per day and over 30 million new websites are created every year. The web has become the global...

Jun 30, 2012

How To Get Motivated On Your Side Project

I'm addicted to creating side projects - I literally generate an idea a day, and the exciting ones have me wanting to drop everything and start on them...

Jun 28, 2012

Time Management Tips: Saying No = Saying Yes

Lately I've been reading books about economics - it's really a fascinating subject. One of the economic principles that has stood out to my wife and I the most...

Jun 16, 2012

Custom Blog Refresh Using Caffeine, Less.js & Disqus

So, prior to today I had been using the same design since 2007. It's currently June 2012, so that's a solid 5 years with the same old design, hosted on the same...

Oct 12, 2011

Giving Back Is Getting Ahead: Three Tips From Hiten Shah

We're only a few days past the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, and I have plenty to be thankful about. Yesterday I had the opportunity to chat with Hiten Shah,...

Jun 25, 2011

Great Customer Support = Measurable Revenue Growth

We've all heard that great customer support is one key to success in business, but sometimes it's difficult to measure it's effect on revenue growth. Well, over...

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