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Speaking at Blitzweekend This Friday

February 26, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

Blitzweekend is coming up this weekend, and I’ve been asked to speak on Friday, February 29th. Looks like I’ll be doing the first presentation of the evening around 6pm. Blitzweekend is a great event for entrepreneurs and soon-to-be entrepreneurs that want to test their mettle in a weekend of coding. Can you build an application […]

Filed Under: Montreal

February Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast

February 7, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

I’m late in announcing this because I’ve been swamped, but Heri at Montreal Tech Watch has the event listed on his blog. The show must go on! On that note, please check out the Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast on Tuesday, February 12th @ 9am. Location: Bistro, Etc. – 1291 Avenue du Mont-Royal, E. Facebook Event […]

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Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast: Tuesday, January 8th

January 4, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

Keeping with the schedule I started last year, the first Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast will be next Tuesday, January 8th at 9am. We’ll hold it at Bistro, Etc., located at 1291 Avenue du Mont-Royal, E. I know some people have requested that we hold the breakfast at 8am. I’m not opposed to that, and maybe […]

Filed Under: Montreal

Montreal Entrepreneur Breakfast: Next Tuesday

December 7, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

A quick reminder that the next Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11th at Bistro, Etc. at 9am. If you’re on Facebook (and haven’t abandoned it yet!) you can check out the Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7615265665. I also have a Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5502019497.

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Two Montreal Startups Launch: Defensio and CakeMail

November 8, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

It’s great to see how alive the Montreal tech scene is quickly becoming. I’m not sure you can call us “Silicon Valley North” just yet, but it’s still exciting to see companies getting funded and companies launching. Two cool companies launched recently that I want to bring people’s attention to, because I think you could […]

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BarCamp Montreal 3 – Don’t Miss It!

October 29, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

If you’re at all interested in technology, entrepreneurship, startups or the Web (or all of the above) and you’re in Montreal or nearby, then you should be attending BarCamp Montreal 3. Date: Saturday, November 3rd, 2008 It’s an all day event, starting at 9am and it’s absolutely free. For shame if you don’t go! For […]

Filed Under: Montreal

Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast Tomorrow

October 9, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

A quick reminder that tomorrow is another Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast: Location: Bistro, Etc. (1291 Avenue du Mont-Royal, E.) Time: 9am (to 11am) RSVP: Not required I created a Facebook group for the meetup, and the events will be managed via Facebook. See you tomorrow.

Filed Under: Montreal

Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast Facebook Group

September 12, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

I’ve gone ahead and created a Facebook group for the Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast. It will help me keep track of people who have come in the past and remember to invite people to future gatherings. If you’ve attended a Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast or would like to in the future and you don’t get […]

Filed Under: Montreal

What Would an Apple-Run City Look Like?

September 11, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

We all know how vigorous and serious Apple is about their brand. Even when there’s a hiccup. Apple’s mastered the product launch, and gets everyone talking about them constantly. The biggest lesson from Apple is really how far they’ll go to create a specific image to maintain and enhance their brand. Apple’s currently planning to […]

Filed Under: Humor, Montreal

Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast is Tomorrow

September 11, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Just a quick reminder to Montreal entrepreneurs, technologists, angel investors, venture capitalists and others interested in entrepreneurship and technology — the Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast is tomorrow. Normally it would have been today (2nd Tuesday of every month) but I had to postpone it for a day. Same location as always: Bistro, Etc. Same time […]

Filed Under: Montreal

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Ben Yoskovitz

Founding Partner at Highline Beta, a hybrid venture studio and VC firm that works with large, ambitious companies to identify new areas of opportunity through internal and external innovation.

Previously I was VP Product at VarageSale and GoInstant (acq. $CRM), and Founding Partner at Year One Labs.

Angel investments include: Breather, Spoiler Alert, SendWithUs and others.

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