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Originally posted on Old threeFortyNine Jun 13, 2012 In the last couple of years my response to the question “should I start my own business?”

Originally posted on Old shiftMode Jan 20, 2009 I was part of a working session at Business of Software with the topic of ‘hiring and keeping great developers’.

We spend a lot of time and money on the financial infrastructure of entrepreneurship.

Originally posted on Old threeFortyNine Jul 2, 2013 [This was cross-posted with our friends at StartupNorth] First, a quick quiz…For this quiz, time is important as we want your gut instinct so you only have five seconds to answer before the submit button…

Group therapy for anyone bonkers enough to try and start a new business and go from 0 to 1.

Small rooms matter.

Remember when the internet felt like an adventure, rather than a shopping mall?

Even great companies reject your good ideas.

At work, you create a lot of documents.

Originally posted on Old shiftMode Jan 5, 2011 I dabble in home renovations and low end woodworking when I’m not stuck at a keyboard.

Originally posted on Old shiftMode Oct 9, 2010 I noticed an undertone to the first day of talks at this week’s Business of Software.

Originally posted on Old shiftMode Feb 17, 2012 Feedback is an entirely different beast in the real world.

Originally posted on Old shiftMode Dec 22, 2009 Note: While reposting this here after decades, how cool is it that the Guelph companies I referenced in the original post are all still alive and running here today, in Guelph!

I have a work hack that will increase your engagement, performance, and overall well-being.

Originally posted on Old shiftMode Dec 6, 2012 In Winning the Story Wars, Jonah Sachs suggests that the broadcast model of marketing is coming to an end and we’re seeing a return of the oral tradition: “the oral tradition that dominated human experience f…

Originally posted on Old shiftMode Jan 6, 2011 I realized last night as I pitched this idea once again that I’ve been pitching it privately for years but never in public.

Originally posted on Substack October 6, 2023 "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.", Winston Churchill We hosted Startup Wakes as part of our Founders’ Club(FC) events at 349.

Originally posted on Substack August 1, 2023 ...and is venture capital illegal?

Originally posted on Substack July 13, 2023 After quitting the job I was commuting to back in early 2000’s, I began working from home full-time.

Originally posted on Substack May 31, 2023 I expect we’ll be discussing remote work, in-office, shared office spaces plenty here.

We're starting new after a decade+ hiatus here.