Tag Archives: start ups

Data Acquisition hardware

Posted on September 13, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I know I have talked about this before but I recently rediscovered how incredibility cost effective current mobile device are as data acquisition devices. The world is scrambling to create an “Internet of connected things” with custom built hardware, but … Continue reading →

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A new way to work

Posted on August 27, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

It is not uncommon for technology workers to work off site from time to time. This is especially true when a quite environment is required to achieve an important deadline. I have been known to solve complex problems in a … Continue reading →

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A better work environment

Posted on August 26, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I have always been interested in the human condition, in particular how to create a work environment that makes people want to come to work each day. Like most things in life, there is no one magic set of things … Continue reading →

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Fluidware

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Fluidware is latest in a string of ventures from the serial entrepreneur Eli Fathi. This time he has partnered with a dynamic duo (brothers) Aydin and Amin Mirzaee and Samuel Cormier. The company was founded in 2008 as Chide.it and … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Over the weekend I had an opportunity to review some of the most successful start-ups in both the USA and Canada. One of the things that jumped out at me was that independent of the products, the names of the … Continue reading →

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Boot-strapping

Posted on March 15, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

There are a number of ways to start a company but perhaps the best way is the one where you maintain all of the control. Starting from scratch with no outside funding is called bootstrapping. In order to boot strap … Continue reading →

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AirVM

Posted on February 8, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

AirVM is an “Infrastructure as a Service” (IaaS) and software company that offers channel partners a turnkey white labeled solution in seconds. The hosted service delivers enterprise-grade, scalable, on-demand, commitment-free Cloud Servers with pay-as-you-go pricing. AirVM is more than a … Continue reading →

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Teldio

Posted on February 1, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Teldio is a Wesley Clover company founded in March of 2008. Teldio’s primary area of business is in software development for the two-way radio industry. They develop and service 8 software applications that can be added to a digital two-way radio … Continue reading →

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The next tech generation ?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Silicon valley north companies have always been cognoscente of the value of educating the next tech generation. During the summer you will find Son’s and Daughter’s of employees working in various roles. Co-ops from universities like Waterloo are highly sought … Continue reading →

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How does a startup break into an established market?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I have said before that for every question there’s more than one correct answer and this question is an example of that. I have been in my fair share of start-ups and in each case we were trying to sell … Continue reading →

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