Category Archives: Startups
What’s More Important to Startups: Design or Utility?
Over the past few weeks, there has been an interesting debate raging about design versus utility for startups looking to capture the spotlight. The key issues are whether the look and feel of a service is more important than how … Continue reading
Is Canada’s Startup Landscape That Robust?
At a conference earlier this week put on by the Ontario Media Development Corp., I kicked off panel I was moderating by boldly declaring the Canadian startup landscape is as exciting and healthy as it has ever been during the … Continue reading
When Does a Startup Stop Being a Startup?
This may be a question of semantics but here’s a question for you: When does a startup stop being a startup? At what point does a startup become a small company or a plain and simple company? It’s an interesting question … Continue reading
The Joys and Risks of Bootstrapping
With “lean and mean” becoming a startup mantra, the idea of bootstrapping has become sexy because it talks to the ability to build something from scratch while maintaining your freedom and independence. The ability to bootstrap has become more possible … Continue reading
HootSuite’s Ryan Holmes Has Big (Un-Canadian) Dreams
For whatever reason, the vast majority of Canadian high-tech entrepreneurs never shoot for the big deal. Rather than aiming to be bought by $100 million, $500-million or, heck, even $1-billion, the typical scenario is they get an offer worth from … Continue reading
Is Freemium Losing its Mojo?
In theory, the freemium business model sounds compelling. You give users a healthy taste of a service, and then sell them a premium version once they’re hooked. It’s sort of like the free samples you get at the grocery store. … Continue reading
