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Tag Archives: start ups
Contributing to innovation
I’ve been doing a few small hardware projects lately and they have re-kindled my interest in building things for software to run on. I don’t really keep up with advancements in the hardware space, but I have a guy from … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering, entrepreneurship, hardware, hobbies, innovation, life, Retirement, start ups, tech companies, tech startups
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Funding Science in North America
I have been talking recently with a number of what you might call “Captains of Industry” and everyone agrees that there is a serious problem with available capital for new technology companies. The instant gratification model of the Internet generation … Continue reading
“You work with me, not for me.”
The topic today is another quote from Sir Terry. A number of years ago I celebrated a milestone by buying Terry a custom coffee mug. When he asked what it was for, I mentioned that I had worked for him … Continue reading
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Tagged better workplaces, business, communication, fun in the workplace, life, Management, start ups, tech companies
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“Everyone is in Sales”
I have had the good fortune to work for a very long time with one of the tech industries very successful entrepreneurs. I’ve collected a number of quotes over those years, but perhaps one of the most fundamental ones is … Continue reading
JBPM
JBPM is a java based business process definition suite that allows people to define business processes. When I first heard about JBPM I was skeptical, but I can see how it could be used to document and improve processes in … Continue reading
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Tagged Business Development, engineering, innovation, java, JBPM, Management, software development, start ups
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VR and the Business Meeting
Yesterday Facebook announced that it had purchased a company in California called Oculus VR for two billion dollars. Oculus has been manufacturing a headset and shipping a developer’s kit for the last year that has been widely accepted by the … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, engineering, entrepreneurship, hardware, innovation, software, start ups, tech companies, Visual communication
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Bio-Enhancements (Bionic ear)
What would it take to improve on what nature has provided? I ask myself that question and I come up with a number of answers. The first enhancement that comes to mind is better hearing. As we age our hearing … Continue reading
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Tagged android, apple, bionic ear, C++ programming, communication, engineering, enhanced hearing, entrepreneurship, hardware, innovation, start ups, tech companies
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The Internet – A big change is in the works!!!
For the first time since perhaps the late 80’s, there is a big change in the works for the core of the Internet. Software Defined Networks will greatly effect the way packets flow from sources to destinations. There is at least … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, engineering, hardware, innovation, Internet, network security, Open Daylight, SDN, software development, start ups, tech companies
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Would you work at a company like this?
Buy this book here: http://www.amazon.ca/100-Days-judgement-killed-Nortel-ebook/dp/B00CD36GL4 I am currently reading a book called 100 days which details the events that lead to the decline of one of Canada’s most successful companies. It is obvious from this book and Ibrahim’s book, that … Continue reading
Tech Tuesday update
Close to 300 people showed up at the Marshes last night for Tech Tuesday. The event for the evening was to be a panel discussion on the state of the tech industry in the Ottawa area. The panelists were to … Continue reading
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