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Startup marketing: The customer

Posted: April 17, 2013   by: Nathan Monk

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In the startup marketing series, Nathan will address some of the key brand and marketing challenges that startups face as they discover scalable and repeatable business models. The purpose of the series is to help …

Startup marketing: Brand identity

Posted: March 13, 2013   by: Nathan Monk

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In the startup marketing series, Nathan Monk will address some of the key brand and marketing challenges that startups face as they discover a scalable and repeatable business model. The purpose of the series is …

Crowdfunding: Have your say on possible changes in Ontario legislation (part 2)

Posted: January 16, 2013   by: Nathan Monk

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In Part 1 of this blog, posted yesterday, I gave an overview of crowdfunding—what it is, who it’s for and what the pros and cons are. I also mentioned that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) …

Crowdfunding: Is it right for your startup? (part 1)

Posted: January 15, 2013   by: Nathan Monk

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Note: This is the first of two blogs on the topic of crowdfunding. Tomorrow’s post gives an overview of a potential crowdfunding exemption that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is currently reviewing that would enable …

E-commerce at MaRS: Closing the gap

Posted: December 19, 2012   by: Nathan Monk

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As the holidays come and go, I can’t stop thinking about shopping, specifically:

how the shopping experience has changed;
why it has changed; and, lastly,
what the future of shopping will look like.

Igniting the startup community

Posted: December 6, 2012   by: Nathan Monk

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What an exceptional week for Toronto’s technology startup community. Monday we held Lean Startup Day @ MaRS and yesterday we heard the news that Toronto’s Startup Weekend winner, Groupnotes, won the Global Startup Battle.