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October 9, 2018
STARTUP TALK EPISODE 9 SOBIE SYSTEMS AND CANARIE
[powerpress] STARTUP TALK EPISODE 9 SOBIE SYSTEMS AND CANARIE GET THE PODCAST Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More In this episode I interview Sobhan from Sobie Systems about building a B2B business, getting your first customers, and winning pitch competitions down at the CNE Innovation Garage. I also took time out from the amazing Fundica Roadshow to talk to Canarie about how they are […]
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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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