Why I Am A Huddler... - Latest Comments

Re: I Love Golf! – A Guest Post from Michael French

reginag — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:27:53 -0000

It's actually one of the best sports.

Massachusetts volleyball

Re: The Birth of Huddlers

rukawa — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:50:38 -0000

street basketball , most of my basketball idols they start from here

Re: Where to Play Indoor Tennis in Toronto

TJ — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:06:07 -0000

This is a pretty awesome list!

Re: Pissing RIM Off, Whatever It Takes

Hussain Bandukwala — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:15:43 -0000

Fantastic post! Like Mark (Evans), I was also really hoping that you'll get your find. Irrespectively, this truly shows what a start-up hustler really needs to do get things done. Kudos to you my friend!

Re: Pissing RIM Off, Whatever It Takes

Abdallah Al-Hakim — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:11:07 -0000

There are a lot of exciting things happening in Waterloo but currently the narrative is occupied by whats happening at RIM. I hope to read such a headline in the near future if and when RIM folds "Taleo exit generats positive effects for Quebec's startup ecosytem" http://www.techvibes.com/bl...

Re: Pissing RIM Off, Whatever It Takes

Michael Litt — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:25:21 -0000

what a baller!

Re: Pissing RIM Off, Whatever It Takes

Adam Epstein — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:04:21 -0000

I've also applied ... curious to see how it plays out

Re: Pissing RIM Off, Whatever It Takes

Francois-Pierre Marcil — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:32:48 -0000

I have submitted an application, we'll see how it works. (Hopefully I get the selection.)

Re: Pissing RIM Off, Whatever It Takes

Lee Dale — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:26:14 -0000

FounderDating is launching in Toronto in August. I can't vouch for it, but it does look promising. http://founderdating.com/up...

Re: Pissing RIM Off, Whatever It Takes

Mark Evans — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:33:58 -0000

I was really, really hoping that the story would end with a RIM employee deciding to jump ship! :) It does, however, provide real-world insight into the challenges, opportunities and realities of being a startup entrepreneur. Well done.

Re: Pissing RIM Off, Whatever It Takes

Francois-Pierre Marcil — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:54:42 -0000

Hi! Love this. Thanks a lot for sharing. The hustler is de-facto the role that no one talks about but is always in my opinion the reason for early success. Someone, somewhere showed plenty of hustle for any company to get off the ground.

We should connect, I might have a few prospects for you. (Twitter @fpmarcil) Cheers.

Re: Forget Code — Learn to Execute

Hussain Bandukwala — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:23:19 -0000

Great post Adam -- hands-on & to the point!

Re: Forget Code — Learn to Execute

Hussain Bandukwala — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:23:19 -0000

Great post Adam -- hands-on & to the point!

Re: Monetization: The Canadian Startup Paradox

Adam — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:46:01 -0000

Apologies if I seemed unclear in my viewpoint. I am totally against the conservative Canadian approach to business. We are a risk averse culture that is often scared away by big ambitious ideas, which is why we don't see incredibly successful companies coming out of Canada. My take on the US companies you mention (will be addressed in my ext blog post) is that it is much are to create a beautiful, incredible product that people love, than a business model. If someone can create that, they should be funded for that.

Re: Monetization: The Canadian Startup Paradox

Adam — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:46:01 -0000

Re: Monetization: The Canadian Startup Paradox

milang — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:24:08 -0000

Solid post with some excellent observations, but I'm not sure I understand your premise - are you against or in support of the conservative VC approach in Canada? What is your take on companies that raise money in the U.S. without a solid business model or any hint of revenue?

Re: If I Had Your Gift …

Jaret Manuel (@JaretManuel) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:12:23 -0000

As we discussed there is no right or wrong path per se in the startup world. I think the further one can go down the technical path be it "Rails" or Python, etc is a huge asset but not an all encompassing one. One of the main challenges you are facing is a short supply for ever growing demand of developers. Money talks, bullshit walks, and a lot of this technical wizards are rather risk averse and they are not turned on very much by the equity they are offered at their every turn.

If it were easy, everyone would be doing it so until then - search hi and low for what you are seeking and you stand a good chance to find your technical superstars.

@JaretManuel

Re: Monetization: The Canadian Startup Paradox

Jaret Manuel (@JaretManuel) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:58:25 -0000

Adam,

I love this article and it is a huge frustration of mine with this country I love. We should be proud of being Canadian but somehow we need to shake our reserved roots a little and take more risk and think bigger. We are not Silicon Valley, we are not the USA - if people want that, then they have to go there (which I have no qualms with whatsoever), simply recognize where you are and be "that". No place in Canada will never be the "Valley", and nor should it.

The dynamics of venture capital are vastly different from our Bars & Stars neighbours so it is simply impossible to place ourselves on the same stage but that doesn't have to limit ourselves from going big.

@JaretManuel

Re: Where to Play Indoor Tennis in Toronto

Adam — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:25:21 -0000

Appreciate the comment Joe. The goal of Huddlers is to make this list interactive, and scalable to any city. Sign up on www.huddlers.com to be the first to try our private beta in a month.

Re: Where to Play Indoor Tennis in Toronto

joejohnson@yahoo.com — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:18:31 -0000

This is really great for toronto tennis

Re: Where to Play Indoor Tennis in Toronto

joejohnson@yahoo.com — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:18:31 -0000

This is really great for toronto tennis

Re: Monetization: The Canadian Startup Paradox

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:08:24 -0000

Please note: the 3's are not open.... they are contested shots

Re: Monetization: The Canadian Startup Paradox

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:08:24 -0000

Please note: the 3's are not open.... they are contested shots

Re: Monetization: The Canadian Startup Paradox

Adam — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:01:40 -0000

The funding in the US is not more attractive per se. Rather the opportunity cost in Canada of focusing on revenue rather than critical mass is that we are likely unable to to build wildly successful companies showcased by acquisitions such as yesterday's.

It is paradoxical to suggest, as so many now do, that we should look to build bigger companies when the recipe for their success (shown yesterday) is so inherently anti-Canadian.

And who's going to hit you for open 3's in the corner if Huddlers moves down south?

Re: Monetization: The Canadian Startup Paradox

Josh D — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:54:25 -0000

How many tec companies with no monitzation plans succeed? Yes, we hear about facebook and twitter but what about the thousands of other companies who build cool products with no real business plan and are out of business a month after launch. It's a big gamble and with significantly fewer and smaller cap VC's in Canada, probably makes sense to leave it to the big fish down south. Further, since it appears funding in the US is more attractive to your business, you should probably pack your bags and move south... plus they have ESPN.