IDEAS / POST Three weeks ago, I attended Web Summit in Vancouver. If you haven’t heard of the show, it’s impressive. 20,000 attendees. Startups, investors, and journalists from around the world. Six stages. Back-to-back keynotes, panels, and pitches. An exhibition floor packed with new ventures. But I wasn’t just there to collect insight. I […]
IDEAS / POST There should be a special place in hell for spray and pray outreach. At least that’s what I think every time I get a LinkedIn introduction where the person tells me they have a perfect solution for me. It’s the modern day equivalent of Chamber of Commerce networking lunches where, on cue,
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IDEAS / POST Most founders launch for all the right reasons. They experience a problem firsthand, build something to solve that problem, and iron out the kinks until it works. With any luck, they score a few early wins, and they start to feel the wind in their sails. In my experience, however, that
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IDEAS / POST I just returned from a whirlwind trip, speaking at Creative Destruction Lab in Vancouver, and the Banff Venture Forum in Banff. My topic was building brands that drive revenue today, and sustainable, scalable growth into the future. The talks landed extremelywell, particularly with the investors in the audience. Now here’s the jolt
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