Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson On Social Media And His Favorite Tech
It’s the eve of WrestleMania 28, and I got a chance to meet with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. What does that have to do with tech? Well, in the video interview, Johnson shares his thoughts on how...
View ArticleWWE Pushes The Social TV Envelope At Wrestlemania 28
WrestleMania has transformed itself from a small wrestling event to an international media spectacle. In its 28th incarnation, held at the beginning of this month, there were no signs of it stopping....
View ArticleTop 5 tips for Recruiting a Technical Co-founder
For the last 2 months, I have had my head down building the first start-up in which I was one of the founders. While I spent time coming up with the idea, figuring out how to make money with it, and...
View ArticleAnnouncing Printchomp
As some of you already know, I have been working on a new start-up. I spent two weeks on the high seas back in February contemplating my next move after leaving my last venture. It was very liberating...
View ArticleWhy getting coverage won’t fix your crappy start-up
Warning! This doesn’t apply to everyone who has tried to pitch me a story, but enough for me to write this blog post. Please don’t jump all over my head thinking that I am referring to you. When I...
View ArticleTechnical folks not respecting marketing makes me a Sad Panda
Lately, I have had the opportunity to sit across the table for a coffee or a beer with a lot of technically talented people. Some of them I have actively recruit into Printchomp, because I recognize...
View Article5 Things a start-up founder should think about 30 days from launch
30 days out from launch I was reflecting on the top things I need to do to help make my company as successful as possible. Here were the top 5 things 1. MVP, MVP, MVP – This isn’t the time to get fancy...
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A 5km run that turned into a 41km run – a story about a startup
So as everyone has probably heard already, I recently lead the charge to launch a new startup called Printchomp. I started this back in April and needless to say it has been a whirlwind. I have had my...
View ArticleAn impassioned plea to other Start-up founders to use automated tests
As our team gets closer to launching our latest start-up, I wish to pass on a piece of advice that has been a tough lesson for me to learn. Working on the business side of the shop, I have fought...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn’t Build A Business On An API Call
I am constantly amazed by the number of startups that build applications and take a huge business risk by building their company on an API call. Countless apps, particularly social apps, have popped up...
View ArticleIn it’s 29th Incarnation the spectacle that is WrestleMania only gets bigger
On March 31st, 1985, WrestleMania was born at Madison Square Garden in New York. Last night, Wrestlemania returned to its roots in New York/New Jersey. WrestleMania 29 was hosted across the river at...
View ArticlePrintchomp: Year 1 – Reflections on the first year
So a year has passed since Printchomp came into the world. Suffice it to say it hasn’t been an uneventful year. Calling it an emotional roller coaster ride wouldn’t even properly characterize it. In...
View ArticleLessons learned from Startup Life and Crossfit
So I have been horrible at keeping up my blog lately. This is my vain attempt to get back into the swing of things now that my life is getting close to a new normal. I moved back to Waterloo 2 months...
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Dad’s Choice – App Recommendations for a child with an iPad
Well my cute daughter Anna is running around with our generation one iPad. Since the tech is relatively new there are no hard and fast rules for managing your child’s iPad usage. We have tried to...
View ArticleWhy I Moved Back to the Waterloo Region
Over the past week, there has been lots of news about the uncertain future of BlackBerry, the impact of it shedding jobs and speculation about the impact to the community and the tech future of...
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