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Save innovation for where it really matters… don’t reinvent the wheel

Terry Beech — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:14:18 +0000

Innovation is hard… mind numbingly so. I’ve seen far too many teams spend an endless amount of time innovating for the sake of being different, but creating almost no new value for their customers. Nobody switches companies for slightly better, it’s 10x’s better that you need to be gunning for. Pushing out a new product? …

How to be Awesome… 5 tips for surviving Seth Godin’s “Dip”

Terry Beech — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:50:29 +0000

Having recently read the dip, and fallen in love with Seth Godin, I tailored some thoughts to my fellow SFU alumni around this great book. If you would like to learn more about how “Awesomeness / Leadership is completely undervalued” I’d suggest picking up Seth’s book which is available here: Buy Seth Godin’s “The Dip” …

How startups use analytics to find their product-market fit

Terry Beech — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:37:30 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to participate in a product/market fit seminar being co-hosted by Dave Thomas of Rocketbuilders and the SFU Venture Connection. In this post I’m going to share HiretheWorld’s contribution to the seminar and in future posts I will cover other speakers presentations. HiretheWorld was asked to share how …

Canada must focus on Commercialization

Terry Beech — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:27:09 +0000

Over the next year, one of Canada’s largest funding programs is going to change. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED) program doles out $3 to $5 billion dollars every year to companies engaged in R&D. Tom Jenkins recently reported to Ottawa a number of issues and abuses that were occurring within the program, and the Prime …

Down with digital chores! Why I ditched my voicemail inbox years ago…

Terry Beech — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:21:03 +0000

Approximately three years ago I decided that I passionately hated voice mail. I’m sure that I secretly despised voice mail for years, but only became “self aware” of this deep seeded angst relatively recently. Since effectively turning this “service” off, I have successfully convinced many of my friends to bid adieu to this most inconvenient digital chore, …

The Startup Diet: How $99 and four hours every 2 weeks can provide rocket fuel to an Entrepreneur

Terry Beech — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:39:56 +0000

Startup entrepreneurs often have it pretty tough when they’re first starting out. Money is always tight, and spare time is even tighter. Everyone knows that you’re more productive if you exercise and maintain a healthy diet… but the entrepreneurial lifestyle can make this really hard. It’s just too easy to grab a slice of …

Minds instead of Mines: Unlocking Canada’s Entrepreneurial Potential

Terry Beech — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:30:40 +0000

In the quest for sustainable growth and competitiveness, policy makers increasingly point to innovation as a source of economic leadership[i]. Despite the launch of a national innovation strategy in 2002, Canada continues to earn the same “D” grade[ii] in innovation that it has received for the past 30 years. It’s not that we aren’t good …