leadership
Are there situations where a fledgling app can be developed elsewhere? At what point can an application be parceled out? Is there better ROI for certain kinds of development?
Based on her popular Webinar, Alyssa Dver breaks down what the best Product Managers have in common.
We've all worked with someone who just blew us away at every level: driven but not manic, more charismatic than autocratic, talented to the nth degree but humble, and possessed of that subtle wash of vision, focus, organizational sense and level-headedness that inspires people to want to go to war with them.
"Successful leaders—and, therefore, successful founders—invest the time to clearly identify, prioritize, and communicate key goals. They then measure their success by real progress against those desired outcomes." This piece comes by way of FoundRead, a blog-style publication that runs under the umbrella of respected technology guru Om Malik.
Building a winning software company isn't that much different from building a winning hockey team, says Mario Laudi. It starts with the ability to identify talent.
On the surface, Ashok Kalle seems like the typical startup founder. But dig a little deeper, and his story is anything but ordinary. Red Canary talks to the founder of Pathway Communications. A man who took a hit from the dotcom bust, bought back his company, grew back its profits, and today has a thriving business on two continents. His secret? Investing in talented immigrants that other companies had tossed aside.
"No one (except for your mother) is going to give you money just because they want to see you succeed," says Roy Pereira, as he writes on startup funding strategies.
In a conversation I had with Jim Balsillie, Research in Motion Chairman and Co-CEO, he mentioned three ideas on how to find your very own fun factory. Here are Jim’s 3 tips on having a great career:
Writer Paddy Kamen tells the startup success story of Dr. Sofia Passova, founder of software testing and deployment enabler Sofea
Mario shares a few hints on hiring a VP of Sales. Startups can't afford to drop the ball in any area, but they REALLY can't drop it when it comes to sales.
Red Canary talks to Kellee Maglio, founder of Vancouver-based, online classified site Cherry Chula
Ali de Bold of ChickAdvisor talks about the obstacles and anachronisms facing a young, female startup founder.
Leila Boujnane, CEO of Idée shares 12 things to keep in mind when starting something. "Wayne McVicker starts his book with the lines: “I made a few hundred million…I lost a few hundred million.” His tale in Starting Something: An Entrepreneur’s Tale of Control, Confrontation and Corporate Culture is a fascinating entrepreneurial story."
The American-born CEO of a Toronto company talks about change, product management, and how he "re-started" a startup. After playing the startup game for nearly 30 years, Scott Broder, CEO of Opalis Inc., has learned to anticipate emerging markets – and build an organization that can capitalize on it.
Alex MacKay, CEO of DMTI Spatial Inc. talks about the excitement of heading a small company.
