In the past years I’ve met many founders before they raised money to help them around product, marketing and generally understand what’s important and when. One phenomena I keep seeing is one of the founders will ask “where can we find a good product manager?” My answer is almost always “You don’t need a product […]

The biggest difference between an entrepreneur and a non-entrepreneur boils down to a mindset. When non-entrepreneurs wake up in the morning, their mind takes a little bit to start functioning, and before long they’re dreading the thought of having to live through another day of their 9-5 job, but they’ve become complacent with their lifestyle […]

The term “Minimum Viable Product” (MVP) has become almost a religion to the startup community. The idea of a “Lean Startup” is gaining popularity, several high–profile companies have exited only after “pivots”, and the “launch fast and iterate” mantra is nearing ubiquity in startup circles. I have noticed, however, that the term is as misunderstood […]

I’m sure by now that you’ve heard of the cloud. Recent research has found that 59% of companies plan to use cloud services in the near future, so chances are that your organization is already developing a strategy to take advantage of everything the cloud has to offer. However, much like a traditional storage environment, […]

Branding is critical when it comes to differentiating products. As an experienced Chief Marketing Officer, I’ve heard my fair share of company names – and understand their importance. A company name needs to resonate instantly. If you need to explain it to someone, you’ve already lost half the battle with your audience regardless of whether […]

I’m working at my dream job right now. It sounds pretty glamorous: fashion, tech and New York City. At Wantering, where we’re creating the best fashion search engine online, I’m traveling across two countries monthly. It’s the perfect balance between the hustle of Manhattan and laid back vibe of my home base Vancouver, but after […]

Do What You Love is a new series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. In this edition, we sat down with Andrew Frankel, the founder of Lambda—here’s what he shared: Companies are always looking for flexible developers, especially startups not ready to hire full-time ones. So we built Lambda to connect startups with developers […]