Alex Norman is a key contributor to the success of the Canadian tech sector, encouraging investment, enabling connection and the formation of networks, and supporting tech entrepreneurs. He is the founder of Tech Toronto and the Canadian partner for N49P and the Angelist investors. He describes the Canadian tech sector and considers how it compares …
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Charles Plant, Senior Fellow in the Impact Centre at The University of Toronto, discusses his recent paper focussed on increasing the success of Canadian technology startups in raising funding. The interview is conducted by Peter Carr, Director of the Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate at the University of Waterloo.
There are many techniques that are used to stimulate innovative new business ideas. Some technology entrepreneurs have a clear vision of what they want to do, while others need help to turn a vague concept into an idea that can form the basis for a business. The MaRs organisation lists 7 ways to generate business …
Interview on Social Entrepreneurship with Allyson Hewitt, Senior Fellow, Social Innovation at MaRS in Toronto, for the University of Waterloo's MSci 454 course in Technical Entrepreneurship. Allyson discussed social entrepreneurship, social innovation, systems thinking and funding for social entrepreneurs, providing examples and advice for prospective and existing social entrepreneurs.
This week we look at the design of your business model. In the previous three weeks we have identifed whether your potential product or service will have a market, and developed the value proposition. This activity has helped you create a detailed specification of what your product will look like. Now we will create your business …
Forbes magazine has a quiz that helps understanding of what innovation is. The quiz stresses that innovation requires doing something differently that has value - not just having a good idea. Rather than being random it should be planned and managed and they say that everyone can be innovative, not just a select few, as …
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