How do you accommodate for a Millennial mindset in a business that is both conservative and corporately structured? Whether we like it or not, Millennials are taking over, and that means we can expect some big changes in the world … Read More »
Monthly Archive: July 2013
Act On Your Great Idea Before It’s Too Late
Ever had a great idea, and gave up on it because you thought it was too abstract? If you were still a child, wouldn’t you have wanted to share this great idea with the world regardless of what others thought? … Read More »
Posted in The ChangeMakers
Tagged business advice, changemaker, Company Culture, entrepreneur, Institute B, Vancouver
1 Comment
The 5 Best Books on Business I’ve Ever Read
When entrepreneur Aaron Vidas isn’t putting sweet deals together with institute B, he enjoys slow cookin’ a ham hock while groovin’ to some obscure hip-hop and soul. And reading. Here is the Catalyst’s must read list for every successful entrepreneur. … Read More »
Posted in Culture Building
Tagged aaron vidas, audacious results, CD Baby, changemaker, Company Culture, counterintuitive truths, Derek Sivers, heuristics, Institute B, investment principles, Jeffrey J Fox, Jim Collins, Peter Bevelin, Steven Sample, transparency, Vancouver, Warren Buffett
Leave a comment
Start By Throwing Your HR Practices Out the Window
“Everywhere I go I ask workers, How much of your time do you spend circumventing stupid rules and ridiculous demands that have nothing to do with what you were hired to perform? Rarely do I hear “under 50%.” The truth … Read More »
Posted in Culture Building
Tagged audacious results, business, Company Culture, entrepreneur, Gallup, generosity, Institute B, leadership, Responsibility
Leave a comment
Which Path to Success Are You On?
What kind of leader will you be? Will you succumb to temptation for fleeting success? Or will you lead your company down the path to integrity? Set your feet on our infographic adventure of entrepreneurial sins and virtues. And let … Read More »
Posted in Culture Building
Tagged business advice, Business in Vancouver, entrepreneur, generosity, leadership, Sins & Virtues
Leave a comment
Stop Reading This and Start Doing!
Startups are a new and growing breed of business. Many of the biggest web companies we know today – including Facebook, Twitter, and Zappos – began as small, lean startups. To celebrate and support this innovative business model, Hermione Way … Read More »
Startup Weekend Vancouver Winners
Before Startup Weekend Vancouver, Ailton Schoemberger approached a local web developer for help launching his business idea, Domastay (formerly Language XP). “Their quote was around $30 000, just for an initial website. I gave up on the project at that … Read More »
Posted in The ChangeMakers
Tagged 54 Hours of Non-Stop Innovation, accelerator companies, Ailton Schoemberger, Bix Bickson, Business in Vancouver, changemaker, changemaker curriculum, Company Culture, Darrell Kopke, Domastay, Erik McNeill-Buettner, Hopscotch, Institute B, Manfred Vollmer, Startup Canada, Startup Weekend Vancouver, Techvibes.com
2 Comments
Be Inspired to Inspire
How do you inspire? Whether you do it through art or an act of generosity, inspiration spreads like wildfire. The key is to make an effort at inspiring others by practicing kindness with a purpose. Once the spark is lit … Read More »
Posted in The ChangeMakers
Tagged changemaker, Company Culture, entrepreneur, generosity, inspiration, Institute B, Jamie D. Grant, “Send Wonder”
Leave a comment
Success will Come and Go But Integrity Is Forever
There is a quote that says “Do what is right, let the consequence follow”. By practicing business with integrity, you are creating a reputation for yourself that will resonate positively amongst all those around you until long after you’re gone. … Read More »
Posted in Culture Building
Tagged Amy Rees Anderson, Company Culture, entrepreneur, Forbes, Integrity, leadership, Responsibility, Warren Buffet
Leave a comment
Friday Finance Weekly 84TH Edition
Greetings folks and a warm welcome to the 84TH Edition of Friday Finance Weekly. Let’s get the party started right away. The US is considering a number of tax reforms in order to address the $17 Trillion deficit and one … Read More »