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Making Technology Happen
I have the first and second edition of this book on my bookshelf. It is concise, practical advice for starting and running a technology/knowledge-based company… and it is written by a local tech...
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Pink Slips 2.0 – Dismantling the Workforce One Layoff at a Time
There are an increasing number of articles cronicling the human toll that the job losses are having the United States. The New York Times and Mercury News have both published articles recently that...
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More Workers in the US Anticipate Pay Cuts, Layoffs
According to new study results released by Pew on Feb 15th: Fully 80% say that jobs are difficult to find in their local communities – up seven points since December and 16 points since early October....
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The Death of Canadian R&D Spending
The 2008 report on Canadian R&D spending from Research Infosource identifies the following top 10 R&D spenders - Nortel $1.851B BCE $1.26B Magna $.725B Pratt and Whitney $.444B IBM $.377B...
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Nortel US Patents Granted 2007 – Ranked 68th
From the US Patent Office -Nortel was ranked 68th overall relative to US patent filings in 2007, details are shown in the table below. McKinsey recently published an article summarizing their analysis...
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What Jobs Are Recession Proof in Canada?
An article in the Toronto Star today highlights where there is still hiring happening in Canada: … 31,000 jobs added to the health care and social services sectors in February alone. Recession-proof...
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Foreign VC Investment in Canada Down More Than 50% in 2008
Industry Canada reports that foreign VC investment in Canada is down 53% in 3Q08 compared to 3Q07. The bulk of investment is going towards ICT and Life Sciences deals. Ontario, Quebec and BC account...
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High Tech Worker Study Shows Optimistic Disposition Helps Reduce Stress Levels
In 2002, Carleton University ran a survey to look at stress among tech workers – “Coping with Job Uncertainty : A Survey of Employed and Unemployed High Technology Workers”. The report identified...
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Ontario Commercialization Network to be Reformed?
The Ontario Commercialization Network Steering Committee Report was delivered to the Minister late February. PWC produced a report on OCN prior to the Steering Committee Report but it was not made...
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Canada is Potential Leader in Global Technology Revolution
A recent Rand report , “The Global Technology Revolution 2020″, looks at 16 upcoming key technologies and the ability of 29 countries to acquire and to implement. The following chart identified the...
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McGuinty Government Announces $250M Fund
McGuinty’s government announced a new fund today oriented towards helping keep Ontario start-ups moving forward in the face of a non-existant venture capital market. The fund will match private...
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Carleton University Poster Session – Innovation, Talent, Commercialization
I attended the Carleton University engineering poster session on Mar 20th. 89 engineering students displayed the results of 36 4th year projects...
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Technology Rates Adoption from 1900 to Present
This interesting chart is from the New York Times, it highlights the speed of adoption of new technologies over the years. The general conclusion is that adoption/consumption of new technology occurs...
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MagCloud – Do It Yourself Magazine Publishing …a Cool Idea with Loads of...
HP is currently running a beta of a new online service called “MagCloud“. The service allows anyone to produce a magazine and print it – on demand – for $0.20 a page. The service also offers an...
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Wireless M2M – Machine to Machine Networking …a Cool Idea with Loads of...
Wireless M2M networking enables the monitoring and control of devices that have historically been difficult to access and were previously un-managed. Standards are becoming more common and stable....
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Lead-to-Win Turns Economic Downturn into Opportunity for Laid-Off Technology...
April 16, 2009 – Press Release Ottawa, Ontario Lead-to-Win Turns Economic Downturn into Opportunity for Laid-Off Technology Workers in Canada’s Capital Region In the tech meltdown of 2002, four out of...
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Join Lead to Win: Drive Massive Innovation in Canada’s Capital Region
Join Lead to Win: Drive Massive Innovation in Canada’s Capital Region If you are serious about starting a profitable technology based business in the National Capital Region during the current economic...
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More Beef, Less Bun!
We are in the midst of the worst economic downturn Ottawa has seen, and we are watching our high tech sector melt away. I find it very disturbing that there are few organizations – other than the...
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High Tech? Ensure You Know About the IRAP Small Project Accellerated Review...
Posted in Best practices, Business, Canada, Commercialization, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Information Technology, Innovation,...
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Wii – a platform for innovative product development …a Cool Idea with Loads...
The Nintendo Wii and it’s accessories represent a new platform with a lot of new opportunities for entrepreneurs to develop derivative products from. A case in point, Johny Lee at Carnegie Mellon...
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