June 2012
53 posts
CBC SNUBS RESEARCH IN MOTION! CBC SUX!
I want to thank Techvibes team for catching this one. [Note: Techvibes is a regular attendee of MobileMonday Toronto, Canada’s largest mobile industry association, of which I am a co-founder.
It appears that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation made a faux pas this week and this has caught the eye of many Canadians as homegrown Research in Motion struggles with negative media, declining...
May 2012
6 posts
[ENTREPRENEUR]: THE LONGEST YARD and THE FINAL...
I decided to share the above YouTube clip from one of my favourite films during childhood starring Burt Reynolds. Why do I like this movie? Because it is about underdogs and the final play. The scene is one of the best and sadly, is ruined by the remake.
Underdogs are winners because they realize that risk and reward go hand in hand. Some may feel after many at-bats in startup, that the...
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MobileMonday Toronto and the "Tipping Point"
Talk about tipping points. Small things do make a big difference.
After completing SIX YEARS as co-founder of MobileMonday Toronto with our May 2012 end of season event, here are some markers:
40+ events
15+ sponsors
30+ venture capital pitches
10+ moderators
40+ panelists
5 MobileMonday Toronto volunteers
Cumulative attendance total: 25,000 attendees
2 MoMo Camp winners
50 cross-event...