interviews
A collection of bon mots, witticisms, rants, and more, chosen from over 200 entries and several years of blood, sweat, and editing.
How do you find great Product Managers? Alyssa Dver looks at interviews, beyond what is normally asked that can help identify if someone has the inclination to be a great PM:
Christine Tutssell has earned a reputation for selling -- and winning -- everywhere she lands. Now the former Descartes VP is selling (and still winning) in a difficult environment -- a young emerging technology software company. Red Canary caught up with Tutssell to talk about why she made the jump, where startups go wrong in sales, and what it takes to sell in terms of both tactics and personnel.
Charles Plant has worked with startups as an operator, a financier and now as a leader at one of Canada's largest incubators for young technology and science companies. He shares his thoughts on the external and internal challenges facing our emerging technology sector.
"You also need to work hard, because I’m the best date that you’re going to find. I’m such a knockout that I don’t even shave my legs." Trevor takes a funny look at jobs descriptions from a blind date perspective.
When it comes to hiring, it’s wise to begin with the end in mind. Making an offer of employment is your first chance to motivate your soon-to-be employee.
Armed with multiple degrees, development experience that reaches back to the Apple II, and a beard that would make Methuselah jealous, Mark Maxted knows his stuff. Red Canary talks to Mark about writing software for hardware, and why Edmonton is no place to be in February.
The man behind a market-leading software company laughs about his mafia-esque hiring methods, his CEO brother, and shares his passion for his work. Toronto’s PointClickCare is a market leader in providing on-demand software for the Long Term Care industry.
Cadman Chui talks about his path to PlateSpin and how the company has kept its breakneck growth from turning into neck-breaking change. Toronto-based PlateSpin helps organizations optimize their data centre operations. Since 2002, PlateSpin has been the second-fastest growing Canadian technology company, winning awards for both its software and business execution.
Tira Wireless' Co-founder and Senior V.P. of Corporate Development relies on a combination of hardcore venture financing experience and exceptional soft skills to lead a crack team responsible for building relationships with mobile operators and publishers around the globe. Tira Wireless is a Toronto-based solutions provider in the mobile applications space.
Dr. Mike McCool is co-founder and chief scientist of Waterloo’s RapidMind, the world’s leading provider of multicore platform solutions to the software industry. Professor-turned-founder Dr. Mike McCool talks with Red Canary about how even wildly complicated technology needs a human perspective.
Savvica founder and startup veteran John Philip Green talks about the challenges of hiring (and finding) Ruby developers, and presents his qualifiers for strong candidates.
A veteran software tester takes a comprehensive look at the intricacies and ambiguities of evaluating testers, and shares his thoughts on testing approaches, certifications, hiring challenges and much more. (available as PDF).
The CEO of Shoplogix talks about what's changed -- and what sells -- when it comes to early-stage success
Maybe you liked a job ad, maybe you got a headhunting call, now what?
Red Canary talks to Alex MacKay, CEO of DMTI Spatial and Ward Flock, Principal at the executive search firm Stanton Chase in San Francisco, to find out how to hire a decision maker – from recognizing key traits to enabling their growth in a company.
Nanotechnology is one of the fastest growing segments of emerging tech. But, like many cutting-edge sectors, the legal guidelines for doing business in nanotech are still being sorted out. Red Canary talks to a lawyer who specializes in the fine details of tiny technology.
A job interview is a storytelling opportunity, says Canada's foremost storyteller, William Jans. Red Canary's career coach, Alan Kearns, talks to William Jans to find out his guiding principles on doing well in a job interview.
An interview with Markus Frind, the unassuming Canadian millionaire behind online dating phenomena Plenty of Fish.
Leaving your job? Remember to cross your T's, dot your I's, and preserve your connections. Red Canary gets the scoop on exit interviews, non-compete issues, counter-offers and more.