FYI, I’ve just launched my personal blog at ../../../renaud.ca/nonsense which hopefully will help contribute to or at least help stimulate the discussion on core technology problems from an Ottawa-based perspective.

With your permission, my blog will link to this one.

Regards,

Paul Renaud

This new OCRI leader needs to come from the community to be the voice of it and bridge the gap.

Yes, you can sign up to contribute at:
../../../www.talentfirstnetwork.org/wiki/index.php@title=Blood_on_the_tracks_3A_6_years_of_technical_entrepreneurship_in_Ottawa

Once you sign up you will receive the emails regarding the June meeting. We are looking for good people to contribute.

Grass roots initiatives need government support. This is not happening today. I agree 100% with your point that what we need to do is spend time to get gov program and policy changes that reinforce the work of grass root groups.

See you at the opening of the Code Factory at 5:30 p.m. today. Very supportive of Ian Graham’s efforts and delighted that Acorn Partners are working with Ian. For those who wish to know about the Code Factory go to: ../../../thecodefactory.ca/default.htm

I’ll bring a bottle of champagne to celebrate Ian’s and Acorn’s milestone.

Regards

Tony B.

I checked out the link you posted and note that the top 5 initiatives ranked by size of pay-off require government involvement, as do the to 2 in terms of time to pay-off.

The grass roots has done what it can in terms of proving that it can generate viable businesses and identifying the new role for government - the next step is to move this into a policy initiatives and fiscal commitments.

I’d also note that in the differences between the Bay Area and Ottawa Entrepreneurs that 2 of the 9 differences can involve government - the size of the Entrepreneurs network (which is the subject of this post) and the orientation of government towards small business.

I’m not suggesting for one moment that we abandon grass roots initiatives and wait for government intervention but rather that it’s time to turn some of our efforts to getting program and policy changes that reinforce our work.

Agree with David Crow. In Ottawa, we must just get things done ourselves instead of relying on government. We have done things successfully in the past and should do more on our own.

We have a large and diverse group of people (including your buddy Ian) working on initiatives to strengthen tech entrepreneurship in Ottawa. This movement is as grass roots as they come. The contributors will meet 3rd week of June. Come join us.

The puck has moved away from government to:
../../../www.talentfirstnetwork.org/wiki/index.php@title=Blood_on_the_tracks_3A_6_years_of_technical_entrepreneurship_in_Ottawa

Join the brains and hearts of Ottawa’s tech community, and …contribute.

Tony B.

Tony Bailetti and others are working on to advance and promote technical entrepreneurship in Ottawa. Please visit ../../../www.talentfirstnetwork.com/wiki/index.php@title=Blood_on_the_tracks_3A_6_years_of_technical_entrepreneurship_in_Ottawa and contribute.

Joined cakephpforum.org today, posted a question and had an answer in less than an hour.

Still there are so many concepts to acquire, and so many places to go wrong, that I’m accomplishing in one day what a normal programmer would accomplish in about 15 minutes.

But I am progressing and I know that things will get easier with practice - an experience.