In the most recent post on rtraction’s blog, Kirsten Rosenkrantz writes about her experience presenting in the 60-Second Pitch Competition: “The competition presented many challenges: creating a compelling and convincing pitch, presenting it in only 60 seconds, and getting over the very common fear of public speaking. In fact, it’s estimated that 75% of people fear…
Alec Miller is TechAlliance’s Manager, Measured Innovation, and attended the MaRS Future of Energy Summit. Great ventures are almost always based on a sound alignment of business idea/model, with the underlying macro and micro trends of that particular industry and the economy more generally. If one agrees with the environmental and economic need to decarbonize…
In a recent post on the rtraction blog, Senior Developer Greg Smith makes a number of excellent points for developers at all levels seeking work: “Successfully applying for a developer gig today is different than it was a few years ago… especially when the company you’re applying to is a Digital Agency. The breadth of…
In the latest post on the MaRS blog, Max Naylor examines the current state of cleantech, writing: Canada’s cleantech industry stands at a crossroads. While the challenges that clean technology startups face are real, they are not impossible to overcome. The numbers in “The 2011 Canadian Clean Technology Industry Report” by Analytica Advisors help paint…