On May 28th at 12:25am in the evening my wife gave birth to our second son, Quinn Alexander Yoskovitz. Mom and baby are at home, doing great. Quinn was 7lbs 13oz. I rarely get into things that are too personal on this blog, aside from the occasional anecdote, but a lot of people were awaiting […]
Archives for May 2007
Startups Can Be Very Stressful, But…
Do you really want to work at a startup? Evan Prodromou has dire warnings for anyone entertaining the thought. “Employees end up working 80-hour weeks, typically for low or no pay and worthless stock options that never pay out. Guilty that living the “startup lifestyle” (work from home, come in late, have fun) has caused […]
Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast on June 12th
A quick reminder: the next Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast is schedule for Tuesday, June 12th, 9am at Bistro, Etc. I missed the last one, but I heard it was well-attended and worthwhile for everyone. I hope to see more people in June, including some new faces. If you want to sign-up or see who else […]
The Ultimate Guide to Productivity Continues
Last week the Ultimate Guide to Productivity surpassed 100 submissions. These are productivity tips and ideas submitted by people from across the blogosphere in an effort to help others get more productive. Each person has their own unique twist on things, and in combination the Ultimate Guide to Productivity is an amazing resource. The submissions […]
Top 10 Reasons to Join a Startup
Joining a startup company is a no-brainer. The pros far outweigh the cons. Whether you’re just graduating, or you’ve done your time “working for the man” now is the perfect time to make the jump. Go work for a startup company. Here are 10 reasons why: More influence. With a smaller team, each person at […]
The Ultimate To-Do List For Bloggers
Wendy Piersall has instigated a great to-do list project for bloggers called The To-Do Wish List Group Research Project. She has a list of 31 topics – all related to blogging and helping bloggers – and she’s asking people to pick a topic, research it and write about it on their own blogs. Link love […]
Is 30 Too Old To Be An Entrepreneur?
I’m just north of 30 (I’m 32) and I just started a business. So being 30 can’t be too old, right? Valleywag examined the age of some superstar entrepreneurs and found that most of them were under 30. But this is a relatively small sampling. Fred Wilson looked at the companies in his venture capital […]
Universities Need To Develop Entrepreneurs
Universities don’t do enough to foster an environment of entrepreneurship. Certainly, some do. Stanford and MIT come to mind as great examples. But what about in Canada? I’ve been speaking with a lot of people about hiring. The folks at Code Genome, for example, just recorded their first video job ad looking for a Web […]
Over 100 Great Productivity Tips
Productivity is a topic that never goes stale. We all have different ideas, opinions and things that work for us. And some people swear by a life of chaos and randomness. There’s no perfect answer to being productive. That’s what makes productivity such an interesting subject. And that’s what makes collecting so many productivity tips […]
Podcasting 101: The Basics, The Questions and The Future
At SOBCon07 I did a quick presentation on podcasting. Most of the people there had listened to podcasts and a fair number of people had done some podcasting as well, which was great. I still took a fairly basic approach because I wasn’t completely sure what the crowd was looking for. It was a 15-minute […]