TorontoStarts Blog
Founder stories, startup guides and ecosystem reporting from the TorontoStarts article archive.
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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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