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October 8, 2018
Startup Crash Course Idea Validation with The Startup Coach
[ulp id=’LuDHieDB7evEmakd’] Startup Crash Course Idea Validation with The Startup Coach Watch the Video Listen To the Podcast Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More 10 STEPS TO QUICKLY VALIDATE YOUR BUSINESS IDEA The Startup Coach Recorded live as part of TorontoStarts Free Startup Event Series So tonight I’m gonna talk about idea validation and […]
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October 8, 2018
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 10 Node & Instage
[powerpress] Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 10 Node & Instage GET THE PODCAST Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More In this episode I interview Armand Faraji of Node at the CNE Innovation Garage about building a two side marketplace for instagram influencers and small businesses, pitching, and getting stuff done. I also take time out of the Fundica […]
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September 12, 2018
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 8 Envisioning a New Toronto
[powerpress] Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 8 Envisioning a New Toronto GET THE PODCAST Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More Direct from The Six. World renowned. Canada’s largest city. With Canada’s biggest thinkers, visionaries, and hustlers This is Startup Talk featuring the founders, funders, innovators, and community leaders, who have lead Canada’s Startup Ecosystem right here in Toronto. […]
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September 4, 2018
CNE Canadian National Exhibition Innovation Garage Pitch Competition 2018 Day 1
I am lucky to again have the honour of being involved with the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) Innovation Garage in 2018. The CNE Innovation Garage is a celebration of Canadian Innovation highlighting innovative startup from all across Canada. This year was no exception, with Alberta Startup Pitch competition winners flying out to Toronto to pitch. […]
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September 1, 2018
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 7 Fintech and Funding
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 7 Fintech and Funding Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 7 Fintech & Funding Podcast Guests: Rainer Takahashi of Jauntin @RA_Raines Stuart Brown of PyCap Venture Partners info@pycap.ca Books Mentioned: Zero To One Venture Deals Startup Opportunities The Lean Startup Hosted by The Startup Coach Intro: Direct from the six, world renown, […]
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August 30, 2018
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 6: CHANGING THE WORLD
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 6: CHANGING THE WORLD [powerpress] On Episode 6 of Startup Talk I talk to Vicki Saunders founder of SheEO, about her journey and what led her to SheEO. I also sit down with Chris Janssen founder of Textbooks for Change. These guests are truly changing the world. Episode 6 […]
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August 30, 2018
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 5: STARTING A MOVEMENT
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 5: STARTING A MOVEMENT [powerpress] On Episode 5 of Startup Talk on this epIsode I talk with Emily Rose Antflick the founder of SheCoSystem about taking the leap from her day job to starting a community women’s coworking space and wellness centre, I also meet with Lyndon Johnson from the comms.bar about PR […]
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August 30, 2018
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 4: DRONES & DRAGONS
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 4: DRONES & DRAGONS On this Episode of Startup Talk I talk to Victor Chew about closing the deal by building relationships, turning massive data sets into 3d animations that are consumable, & how drones change the video business. I also meet with the founders of Social lite Vodka […]
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August 30, 2018
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 3: 1 FOUNDER, 1 FUND, & A STRATEGIST
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 3: 1 Founder, 1 Fund, & A Strategist Startup Talk is back with Episode 3 on this episode we talk to recovering overachiever, TEDx Speaker, & co-founder of Splash Effect Hamza Khan about his entrepreneurial journey and in the second part of the interview about leadership, management, startup culture […]
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August 30, 2018
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 2: A Tech Experiment
Startup Talk Toronto’s Startup Podcast Episode 2: A Tech Experiment We speak with a couple of the founders of TribalScale about starting in Toronto, working with Silicon Valley, and building a lean tech community in their office as an experiment – www.tribalscale.com Startup Suggestions with the Story Architect how to build messaging that catches attention – http://www.thestoryarchitect.com/ We talk to the […]
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June 25, 2018
Blockchain and the Sustainable Development Goals
Can technology progress human rights? Provide humanitarian aid? Help combat Climate Change? Address issues of identity, trafficking, and provide access to food? The answer to these questions is yes. And Blockchain is a fantastic space to explore right now. For the past couple of months, I’ve been working on my thesis on Blockchain, Human Rights […]
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May 9, 2018
Part 3: Your Core Value Offering
Part 3: Your Solution What solution are you presenting to your target market to solve their pain point? How does your solution address their problems? I’m sure you’ve heard this before – “If you design for everyone, you design for no-one”. So, those pain points that we wrote down in the last post? Let’s bring […]
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April 30, 2018
5 Reasons Why I am Buying Cryptonite XCN
5 Reasons Why I am Buying Cryptonite XCN I wanted to share the 5 Reasons I am Buying Cryptonite XCN. I get asked a lot about what cryptocurrencies I am buying and holding. Let’s be clear. DO NOT TAKE INVESTMENT ADVICE FROM ME – DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND TALK TO A FINANCIAL ADVISOR BEFORE MAKING […]
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April 29, 2018
What is Cryptonite XCN?
What is Cryptonite XCN? Cryptonite XCN (sometimes called Crypton) is the first implementation of the light weight mini-blockchain scheme. The claim, nodes will never again spend days synchronizing with the network and ordinary users will not have to fear becoming a full node. This is possible because of Cryptonite XCN decentralized balance sheet approach […]
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April 29, 2018
Data Privacy and Security What Startups Need To Know
What do Startups Need To Know About Data Privacy and Security? Facebook’s philosophy to “move fast and break things” has become a guiding principle for many startups today. However, in the mad rush to market, these startups often neglect to consider the data privacy and security vulnerabilities they create in their network, which can cause […]
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April 29, 2018
Part 2: Defining Your Pain Point
Part 2: The Pain Point Defining your pain point. My first post was to try and get you into the right mindset required for Prototyping and getting your app out there, prior to getting into development. Once you have accepted the need for a prototype & validation cycle – the next step is to actually […]
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April 23, 2018
Prototyping your App Idea
How to: Prototyping your App Idea You’ve got an idea for an app and you see the insane potential for it – it’s an X-million dollar industry, everyone needs it, it isn’t in the market yet, and you can’t wait to start talking about it and selling it. ( read Do I have a Great […]
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April 23, 2018
Tokens & ICOs Cryptocurrency Conference April 2018
Tokens & ICOs Cryptocurrency Conference April 2018 On April 18th TorontoStarts hosted, Tokens & ICOs Cryptocurrency Conference April 2018. The Startup Coach Toronto’s Entrepreneur mentor kicked off the evening. First off a TorontoStarts update. Notably, having grown to over 7100 members TorontoStarts is Toronto’s entrepreneur & Startup community. After 3 years of working with over 32000 entrepreneurs, the Startup Coach developed […]
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April 20, 2018
Do I Have a Great Business Idea or Great Startup Idea?
Is My Idea Great Business Idea or a Great Startup Idea? So you think you have a great business idea or a great startup idea, I am going to tell it to you straight. Most startups fail, it doesn’t matter the industry. The secret is, it doesn’t have to be this way. We are use […]
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April 14, 2018
10 Truths About Working From Home
10 Truths About Working From Home Is The Traditional Office Dead? Is the office experience dead? This post discusses the benefits of the working from home model and how employers can finally gain the cost benefits of no real estate. Most employers hate the idea of going virtual, but companies in Canada increasingly choose to […]
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April 6, 2018
TOP 7 SEO MISTAKES with The Startup Coach
TOP 7 SEO MISTAKES Search Engine Optimization or SEO is something every business needs to take seriously. Yet startups ignore SEO or worse working on SEO and making these SEO mistakes. 75% of all search users never scroll past the first page. There is a running joke about the best place to hide a dead […]
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April 6, 2018
Your Business Idea is Worthless by The Startup Coach
Your Business Idea is Worthless The Startup Coach I know you don’t want to hear it but your startup idea or business idea is worthless. Let me repeat that. Your Business Idea is Worthless. While running TorontoStarts Toronto’s Entrepreneur & Startup Community, I have met with many entrepreneurs. I have discussed business ideas with over […]
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April 6, 2018
Business intelligence is a lot more than a Buzzword
Business intelligence is a lot more than a Buzzword If you’re tired of hearing about disruption, rejoice, it will soon be replaced by business intelligence (BI). The buzzword of 2017-18, the mention of BI may exceed everyone’s forecasts. Lucky for you, the BI phenomenon hasn’t reached its pinnacle… in fact, the groundswell just started in […]
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March 22, 2018
Toronto Cryptocurrency Conference March 2018
Here is a recap of Toronto Cryptocurrency Conference March 2018 Without delay The Startup Coach Toronto’s Entrepreneur mentor kicked off the evening. First off a TorontoStarts update. Notably, having grown to over 7100 members TorontoStarts is Toronto’s entrepreneur & Startup community. After 3 years of working with over 28000 entrepreneurs, the Startup Coach developed a series of […]
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March 20, 2018
What is Ripple XRP?
WHAT IS RIPPLE (XRP)? You have heard of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency but what is Ripple (XRP)? Ripple is a little more then the cryptocurrency XRP, it is also an open payment network. So, Ripple is the name for both the network that XRP is transferred on and the digital currency. The company behind Ripple XRP, […]
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February 15, 2018
Better Instagram, YouTube Videos, and Facebook Videos
Make Better Instagram, YouTube Videos, and Facebook Videos Do you want to make better Instagram, Youtube videos, and Facebook videos? Of course, you do and so do I! I was working on a video for a YouTube video & Facebook video series at Workhaus last week when a friend rushed over excitedly to show me her […]
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February 6, 2018
Toronto Cryptocurrency Conference January 2018
TorontoStarts held the first Toronto Cryptocurrency Conference January 2018! Taking place at the Ted Rogers School of Management with a capacity crowd. TORONTO CRYPTOCURRENCY CONFERENCE 2018 INTRO First up The Startup Coach Toronto’s Entrepreneur mentor. Kicking off the evening with attention to TorontoStarts progress. Specifically, growing to over 7100 members! TorontoStarts is Toronto’s entrepreneur & Startup […]
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January 28, 2018
Stop Holding Yourself Back with The Startup Coach
Are you holding yourself back? As The Startup Coach running Toronto’s Most Active Startup Community, TorontoStarts keeps me hopping from meeting to coaching session to a workshop to large events like the Toronto Cryptocurrency Conference or Startup Pitch. With over 140 startup and entrepreneur classes, courses, workshops, and events already scheduled for 2018 (and even more coming) […]
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November 30, 2017
Entrepreneurs Get 10 Customers First with The Startup Coach
ENTREPRENEURS GET CUSTOMERS FIRST with THE STARTUP COACH ENTREPRENEURS GET CUSTOMERS FIRST, BEFORE BUILDING AN MVP! Hey it’s the Toronto’s Startup & Entrepreneur Mentor The Startup Coach here and today I wanted to follow up on my last video about WHAT COMES FIRST BUILDING THE PRODUCT OR GETTING THE SALE. The short answer always sell […]
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November 28, 2017
Building or Selling a Product or Service What Comes First for a Bootstrapping Startup with The Startup Coach
Should an entrepreneur be building or selling a product or service first? Should an entrepreneur be building or selling a product or service first? Hey it’s the Startup Coach here and recently I was working with a bootstrapping startup who is struggling between building a product to demo in order to get your first sale or […]
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November 27, 2017
TorontoStarts Startup Pitch Competition Nov 22 – and the Winner is..
STARTUP PITCH COMPETITION 2017 NOVEMBER EDITION On the evening of Nov 22, TorontoStarts held the amazing Startup Pitch Competition 2017 November Edition! Held at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Thank you Ryerson Startup school! With over 250 people in attendance, the event was kicked off with Toronto’s entrepreneur mentor The Startup Coach giving an […]
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July 22, 2017
Startup Pitch Competition July 2017 Winners & Recap
STARTUP PITCH COMPETITION JULY 2017 On behalf of TorontoStarts Toronto’s Entrepreneur & Startup Community , Blakes, TruShield, The Story Architect, and Now Creative Group we would like to thank you for making TorontoStarts Startup Pitch Competition July 2017 event a great success. It was a full house at the Ted Rogers School of Management with […]
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July 3, 2017
HOW TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE BUSINESS STRUCTURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS
By Alex Koch, Founder and Principal, Insight Legal How to select the appropriate business structure for your business. With every new venture, there are new challenges. Not all, but some challenges can be avoided with better planning. One of the most common steps overlooked by new businesses is choosing the appropriate business structure vehicle. Selecting a […]
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July 3, 2017
Investing In Startups In Toronto
Investing In Startups In Toronto Considering investing in startups in Toronto? It’s a great time to invest in startup companies in Toronto. With tech talent moving back home in recent years from Silicon Valley and elsewhere, Toronto is growing to become nothing less than a world-class hub for tech startups. Josh Guttman, wrote for Tech […]
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March 19, 2017
Legal Issues to Consider When Starting Your Own Business
Legal Issues to Consider When Starting Your Own Business By Peggy Chooi, Partner,Chooi Law LLP and Rachel Ho, LL.B. Attending to important legal aspects of a business can often be overlooked by entrepreneurs caught in the excitement of launching a new start up. As a lawyer representing such a client, it is vital to redirect […]
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February 26, 2017
How TorontoStarts Social Media Following Exploded
How TorontoStarts Social Media Following Exploded Want to know how TorontoStarts Social Media Following Exploded? Ask The Startup Coach! TorontoStarts began using Twitter in Feb 2015 a year later in Feb 2016 TorontoStarts had 660 twitter followers. We had 660 followers for a year on Twitter, does that seem like we were connecting with our […]
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February 2, 2017
Startup Talk Episode 6: Changing the World
On Episode 6 of Startup Talk I talk to Vicki Saunders founder of SheEO, about her journey and what led her to SheEO. I also sit down with Chris Janssen founder of Textbooks for Change. These guests are truly changing the world.
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February 1, 2017
Starting The Entrepreneurial Journey … First Things First
Starting The Entrepreneurial Journey First Things First By Irene Ng (Partner, Chooi Law LLP) and Idas Levato (Founder, Gugoiza) Once you’ve decided to start your entrepreneurial journey and are prepared to put in the necessary effort to implement the great business idea that you have, it’s time to get busy. The problem that many people […]
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November 27, 2016
The Mindset Of An Entrepreneur
The Mindset Of An Entrepreneur By Irene Ng, Partner, Chooi Law LLP What is the mindset of an entrepreneur? The Financial Times lexicon defines an entrepreneurial mindset as ‘a specific state of mind which orientates human conduct towards entrepreneurial activities and outcomes. Individuals with entrepreneurial mindsets are often drawn to opportunities, innovation and new value […]
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November 26, 2016
Calling All Artist
Interested in entering a set of logos for the Startup Toronto Logo contest? The winner will receive in kind sponsorship, including be recognized as a partner on our web & meetup sites, ad read on Startup Talk, ad mention in newsletter, your company’s logo on the new 2017 T-shirts. Deadline is Dec 31 (although we […]
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