How to be a better leader in four badly drawn charts
New managers are idiots, and I was no exception. I meant well. We all do. But tech isn’t great at setting examples for management,…
opinion
#smallrooms Podcast: Nima Gardideh of Suto on bots and YC Fellowships
Host Rob Kenedi has a coffee with Nima Gardideh of Suto, an SMS-based bot that recommends the best product to buy. Gardideh…
Jim Orlando’s 10 Canadian startup and venture capital predictions for 2017
Coming off a B grade on my predictions for 2016, it’s time to make some predictions for 2017. This time I’m trying to be…
Jim Orlando’s 2016 Venture Capital predictions scorecard
Twelve months have flown by and it is time to look back at my Ten Canadian startup and venture capital predictions for 2016.…
Why you should never apologize for crying in the office
Oh, tech. You adorable, idealistic, inconsistent beast. Tell me again about how much you value passion. Let’s talk about…
Debunking the myth of higher pay in Silicon Valley
Each year, like clockwork, I observe the mass exodus of highly-skilled engineering and computer science students from the Kitchener-Waterloo…
Some garbage I used to believe about equality
I will probably spend the rest of my life trying to be less of an ass. I think this is a fine occupation for most people. But…
Obvious to you is not the same as obvious
“What’s the biggest lesson you learned in the past year? Business lesson, I mean.” I know it immediately and I wish I…
Why it’s a mistake to hire superheroes
Welcome to startup interview #27. In our opening scene, the curtain lifts on a startup conference room. There’s a big monitor…
What to do when it all falls apart
The hardest month in my life as a leader was in the spring of 2014. I was VP Firefox at Mozilla. I was one of the senior leaders…
How to kill your startup’s referral pipeline in a single interview
Startups live and die by their ability to attract and retain talent. When you’re just starting out, you want as many people…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes shares five signs that you may be a unicorn employee
Unicorns are hard to catch. Back in the 1500s, it was believed that only fair young maidens could gain the trust of these elusive,…
Big lies, little lies, and the cheat code to a promotion
I talk with a lot of people about their careers. Maybe you’re one of them. Sometimes you work for a team that I run, but…
No Silicon Valley North: It is time for Canada to lead
The United States is reeling today from the end of its dramatic, historic, virulent presidential election. It is time to stop…
This is not the new Silicon Valley: Canada’s missed opportunity at Web Summit
Lisbon is a beautiful city. Its ancient streets are full of new energy this week with Web Summit in town. The Portuguese Prime…