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CategoryYoung, successful founders at OpSkins are doing it their own way
Nobody expected 21-year-old web entrepreneur Artur Minacov and his cofounder John Brechisci to make a fortune in the startup game, but the..
It ain’t easy…anywhere!
My father was a business person who worked in a corporate environment his entire life. He did well for himself, my mom, my brother and I, ..
5 key ways to think about paid acquisition
Paid acquisition should be a great channel for your startup. One of the most critical decisions early stage companies have to make is how ..
Quebec entrepreneurs release evacuation mask that auto-calls 911
Two Montreal entrepreneurs have today released what they’re calling the world’s first integrated emergency evacuation mask meant to be use..
PhD duo create incredible damage assessment software for earthquakes
Over 22 million people all over the world are dropping, taking cover and holding on today as part of ShakeOut Day, and one Montreal startu..
Private investor behind ‘YOLO Ventures’ makes a bet on unproven startups
There’s a wealthy Montreal entrepreneur-investor who holds a unique mantra when he writes cheques.
He lives life according to the phras..
Blockstream is making bitcoin ‘Sidechains’ a reality
Blockstream, a Montreal startup made up of some of the best-known Bitcoin architects, cryptographers, cypherpunks, and entrepreneurs, has ..
You’ve raised money…Buckle up!
On September 16th Lightspeed announced a new $61M round of funding. On September 17th Breather announced $20M in new financing. And yester..
Meet the Montrealer helping to spur Cuba’s startup community
Noah Redler is reaching out to the greater community in an effort to raise funds for a new initiative aimed at building Cuba’s startup com..
New developer tool Immunio beefs up security for web applications
Montreal-based startup Immunio has launched its application security-as-a-software solution that makes developer web applications safe and..
‘Goliath-slayer’ Lickstats wants to do shortlink tracking better than Bit.ly
It’s just a one-man outfit in a Montreal office, but Sun Knudsen thinks his shortlink tracking tool Lickstats can do more for a startup th..
This is how to nail your elevator pitch
In my last post I wrote about why you should “Stop pitching your startup”. Today I’m going to tell you how to craft an amazing elevator p..
Stop pitching your startup
Wait, what? Don’t pitch your startup?
Yup, you read right.
You’re probably thinking that goes against everything you’ve ever been told…
This is who you should hire next
Last week I published a post to explain why everyone in your startup should have stock options.
In it I mentioned that CEOs have 3 main ..
A message to founders in the city
Over the last 10 years of running and building tech startups, I’ve built up my fair share of experiences. I’ve had businesses in Montreal ..