Obvious to you is not the same as obvious
âWhatâs the biggest lesson you learned in the past year? Business lesson, I mean.â I know it immediately and I wish I…
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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. Thereâs 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 youâre 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 youâre 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…
Valley extraction: How to hire senior talent away from Silicon Valley in four easy steps
In 2001, I moved to San Francisco. I didnât have a job lined up. I had a sublet for two months. I figured if I got a job,…
What banks can learn from FinTech startups
When it comes to managing finances, Canadians have more choice than ever: they can stick with the traditional financial institutions…
How fucked up is your management?
Itâs taken me 15 years in this industry to figure out how to be any good at what I do. I donât know how to write it all…
Building the 21st century business council
The Council of Canadian Innovatorsâ (CCI) origin story mirrors that of a tech startup in many ways. The organization started…
Why AI is the most overused term in legaltech
My team and I attended several legaltech-focused conferences this month and of course, as expected, machine learning and AI…
Why we chose to rename our startup (and what it means to rebrand)
If you find this blog post, it means I will no longer be the CEO of Qimple… instead, as of September 26, I find myself…
How new SaaS companies should be using content marketing
CMIâs 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Survey found that 88% of B2B companies are using content marketing. Why?…