Tweet I didn’t expect to fall off my writing goals that quickly, but… I have good reason for it! I’ve been extremely busy over the past week, but ridiculously excited for this Fall, because I GOT A JOB! I will be interning at Entrinsic, a digital communications agency, until the end of February 2012. I’m really excited that this… More
Category Archives: Career
JFDI
Tweet I learnt quite a few things during my stint at Velocity. My favourite philosophy that was really articulated and expressed to me was the idea of JFDI. What is JFDI, you ask? What is JFDI and Why Just. F******. Do. It. It is a very simplistic idea, but I think that this philosophy holds… More
The Canadian Brain Drain
Tweet Google’s recent acquisition of Postrank made a lot of waves in the local community – there was a lot of excitement and all around happiness that a local startup was able to catch the attention of one of the Tech Big Four. In the midst of all the excitement, a couple of Twitter posts… More
Twitter – the best communication tool for tech startups?
Tweet One of the things I was most surprised to realize at Velocity is that the aspiring entrepreneurs here generally had very little Twitter presence. A common thought or theme was “I don’t understand Twitter”, or “Twitter is useless and a waste of time”. Michael Litt from Vidyard came to Velocity to chat with us…. More
Job or not?
Tweet George Babu from Rypple came by Velocity last night to talk to us about Rypple and general entrepreneurship. There was one thing that he said that really struck me. George Babu was in school for a law/MBA degree. He however, chose not to go into law or investment banking, which as you probably know… More