Tim T

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Revenue models and exits for web 2.0 ventures [Aug 31 2006]

The ripple effects of innovation [Nov 23 2006]

iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android [Apr 03 2008]

Commercialising Online Videos & Other Digital Media [Sep 29 2008]

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"Programming languages (PL) are adopted by people, and people learn PLs that land them good-paying jobs, which is determined by trend setting companies of today. If you want a job with Google or Yahoo, learn PHP and mySQL. If you want a job with Mic…" [Sep 20 2007 19:40]

"I will answer this with some napkin calculation. Apple has about 18,000 employees. Microsoft has about 80,000 employees. For fun, let's just use the ratios at face value. Jobs' 50:1 would mean they need ~360 superstar developers. Myhrvold's 10…" [Sep 20 2007 20:00]

"“Going green” is a luxury, and not many people can afford luxury. The average family will work to pay their mortgage and save for their children's tuition – to feel good doing it will be a distant 3rd priority. Until there is a co…" [Sep 20 2007 20:15]

"Let's look at the drivers of the two scenarios. Why would a Toronto tech firm hire a candidate from Waterloo? For one, the candidate has already acquired the necessary skills and experience (i.e. 3-5 years) in a Waterloo company. If a candidate…" [Sep 20 2007 20:48]

"Here’s where Microsoft got it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLhMVNdplJc&NR=1 And here’s where it’s going. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-gqcGLh4l0" [Sep 20 2007 22:16]

"This is where we are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74AY1hfr7Yg" [Sep 20 2007 22:20]

"Hi Chris, In the token model, users pay for a number of tokens in advanced, then consume those tokens over time. It works like a connection fee. The tokens are consumed when the user wants to contact or meet someone. This allows inflowing cash…" [Nov 21 2007 20:41]

"A start-up's greatest challenge is not striking deals that make enough money for their customer to cover opportunity cost and compensation. Many start-ups are incapable of securing big accounts because they do not offer proposals that make enough mo…" [Jan 15 2008 21:36]

"Hi, Jessica. Thanks for the article. A number of high ranking Google engineers and product managers have turned away from its perks and joined Facebook in anticipation of an IPO. This got me thinking if existing job postings from startups should…" [Jan 20 2008 23:05]

"Thanks for the interview, Jess. There was an iTunes podcast that I thought may be of interest and inspirational to women entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders. It was an interviewed with Shellye Archambeau (CEO of MetricStream) conducted by …" [Jan 21 2008 00:05]

"Hi Scott, I presume you are referring to 724 Solutions (TSX: SVN; Nasdaq: SVNX). To be honest, I have never followed 724 before, but from their news archive, I would consider the company well managed and successful as a startup: IPO in 2000 as “t…" [Jan 25 2008 22:47]

"To shake things up a bit, I suggest picking up books on selling art – the low-tech, two-dimensional things. A good one will show you the psychology in the business, the motivation behind actions, and how to connect with customers emotionally. …" [Jan 25 2008 23:28]

"I read tomorrow’s news. The trick is to go where the market is more advanced. For instance, if you are into consumer electronics, http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/ . One step beyond that is looking at trends in more advanced markets: http://web-j…" [Apr 08 2008 11:27]

"Thanks for the series. Let me help quantify some of the ideas here from a cost perspective. Here's what you get for $20,000 USD/CAD per month: 50TB of storage50TB of “upstream” traffic 50TB of “downstream” traffic Here…" [Apr 18 2008 21:22]

"1. You don’t need 51% of equity to control the company. 2. Start with the exit." [Apr 30 2008 22:10]