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ProTip: Keep the Flow of Your Questions Smooth

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

I have a project that I’m working on at the moment where we’ve hit a bit of a snag in our research methodology. It’s a good lesson that I want to share with you all. Picture this, you’re taking a survey that’s asking you some pretty detailed questions about your business. Then, in the middle [...]

Spinning out the Next Generation of Tech Entrepreneurs

Monday, March 10th, 2008

I had coffee this morning with Justine Bizzocchi from SFU’s University Industry Liaison Office and she was relating to me some of the challenges that face post-secondary institutions trying to help their students spin off companies from the university. One of the challenges is getting the right people at the undergraduate level to meet, marinade [...]

The Doom and Gloom Speech on Consulting for a Living

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Earlier this week, I was on a panel with a couple of other folks talking in front of a group of keen young students about entrepreneurship. I was coming at it from a very different perspective than the other two - one of whom owns two very successful coffee shops and the other whom is [...]

Say “No” To Kinky Data

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

(Note: sorry about the late night posting. My wife and kids both have the flu and I’ve been playing nurse tonight. I look terrible in the outfit, FYI)
I was in a meeting with a client today and had an excellent opportunity to show off my research methodologies expertise. The client was talking about a focus [...]

Global Warming - My Growing Sense of Unease

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

In my life, I have many people who sit on either side of the Global Warming fence. On the one side are my friends and colleagues who say that “global warming is a political animal, not a scientific fact”. On the other side, I have a core group of friends who are confident that Global [...]

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