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A new business model for a server in a pub Last night, my daughter Miriam and I, and my spouse, Dawn, were playing with our iPhones after dinner. I know, I know, sounds crazy. But Mimi showed us and helped us (actually, she did all the work) to create self-Bitmojis. Here’s Mimi’s: Here’s Dawn: And […]

By Bruce M Firestone, B Eng (Civil), M Eng-Sci, PhD [Please also refer to–Bootstrapped: Things Every Tech or Other Startup Needs to Know about Self-Capitalization, https://profbruce.tumblr.com/post/152682933059/bootstrapped-things-every-tech-or-other-startup] Abstract The Business Model is supplanting the Business Plan in many organizations. It not only describes the complete business ecosystem, it is a mechanism to discover profitable new relationships amongst […]

Here is an excerpt from Quantum Entity | we are all ONE. In this chapter, head of marketing Ellen Brooks (later COO) is working with CEO Damien Bell, CTO Traian Vasilescu and others to finalize their business model and their capitalization plan. They have to decide whether or not to accept VC funding and if […]

Here is an excerpt from Quantum Entity | we are all ONE. In this chapter, head of marketing Ellen Brooks (later COO) is working with CEO Damien Bell, CTO Traian Vasilescu and others to finalize their business model and their capitalization plan. They have to decide whether or not to accept VC funding and if […]

By Bruce M Firestone A former student of mine, Saad Rashid, found this YouTube video of me introducing students at University of Ottawa to the field of entrepreneurship in 2009. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB7hLseg6Zk?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=540&h=404] Contents of video include: -How to sell/if you can’t sell, you can’t be an entrepreneur -Why we shifted in the latter part of […]

Stutterheim Raincoats tagline People who follow my work know I am a big believer in storytelling, whether that involves writing a novel, selling real estate or building a new enterprise. Selling is telling. And stories are what differentiate you from your competition. I have to say that Swede Alexander Stutterheim proved the point by taking […]