OCRI is looking for a new leader.
This may be the most important decision its members and funders make because it will set the direction for the organization during the coming critical years where Ottawa’s tech sector will either finally revive or fatally flounder.
It’s a time for vision, inclusion, activism and leadership.
So what [...]
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A New Leader for OCRI
Posted in Economic Development, Entreprenurship, Innovation, government on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Skating to where the puck will be
Posted in Economic Development, Entreprenurship, Innovation, Internet, Strategy, government on March 26, 2008 | 10 Comments »
It was great to see the comments from people in Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo discussing the strength of, and differences between each community. It’s a testament to the connection between the Ontario’s tech centers. What’s missing – beside Montreal - is this same discussion on core problems that affect all Canadian tech companies - like [...]
No ’sour grapes’ for OCRI
Posted in Economic Development, Entreprenurship, government on March 19, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I admire the Toronto tech community because they’ve shown us what committed organizers, working at the grass roots, can to do. They look at cities like Ottawa, with its powerful economic development agency, wistfully – sometimes to the point that those of us who have questions about it are characterized as having sour grapes.
I’d be [...]
The CodeFactory Starts
Posted in Economic Development, Entreprenurship, Innovation, OttawaCamps on December 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Just in time for Christmas there is exciting news from Ian Graham – the Code Factory is a go.
If you’re not already familiar with the CodeFactory think shared facility offices meet BarCamp. It’s this mix of private office space, open work space and community events that set the CodeFatory apart.
Of course productivity is at the [...]
The Social Base of Competition
Posted in Economic Development, Entreprenurship, Innovation, OttawaCamps, Strategy, government on November 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We are at a tipping point – technology has enabled us to shift our focus to organizational processes as the source of improvements for our corporate, regional and national competitive goals.
What’s happening is that online tools from social networks, to blogs, wikis and presence tools like Skype and IM are erasing geographic and temporal boundaries. [...]
International DemoCamp & the value of virtual connections
Posted in Economic Development, Entreprenurship, Facebook, OttawaCamps, Strategy, government on November 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
One of the tenents of social media is that it fills an unmet need – the desire of people to connect in communities and explore common interests.
It’s no surprise then that the BarCamp community – an international movement of tech enthusiasts who connect locally discuss to technology and trends – would want to use collaborative [...]
Ottawa – Branch Plant City or New Model Time
Posted in Economic Development, Entreprenurship, OttawaCamps, Quirks, Strategy, government on November 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Back in the days of strut and bluster Ottawa called its self Silicon Valley North. That seems a little hollow now, as one more Ottawa tech company, its largest – Cognos - surrenders control of its destiny to IBM.
What this latest sale makes clear is just how little depth the Ottawa tech sector has. Unlike [...]
Ottawa’s not Silicon Valley
Posted in Entreprenurship, OttawaCamps, government on October 12, 2007 | Comments Off
Paul Graham wrote recently about start-up hubs.
Paul’s central points are Silicon Valley has:
- investors who understand start-ups and are not risk adverse
- world leading experts in key technologies
- relationships with the markets for products
It’s hard to argue with those points. Density and specialization have advantages. That said there are disadvantages (and with them opportunities). As he pointed out [...]
VC Bloggers - insights and connections
Posted in Blogging, Entreprenurship on October 1, 2007 | Comments Off
An interesting video and article about the VC blogs.
For entrepreneurs it’s a a great way to understand the issues (from management to product positioning) that interests the blogger.
For the VC it’s a great way to identify and discuss trends and occasionally find new companies.
If you’re interested in social media there are a number of VC [...]
Fostering Innovation
Posted in Entreprenurship, Innovation on March 18, 2007 | Comments Off
I’ve been reading Peter Drucker’s 1985 book “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”. It’s one of the best books I’ve read in a while.
In typical Drucker fashion it’s both prescient and prescriptive – an ideal guide for leaders in industries undergoing transformation – like technology does continually and media has as a result of technology.
For Drucker it [...]
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