INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP VIDEOS
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Kirby Schlegel (MBA ’03): Exit Strategy
Kirby Schlegel (MBA ’03): Exit Strategy
Laurier MBA alumnus (’03), and Founder & Chairmen of Schlegel Sports, Kirby Schlegel, talks about his experiences developing an exit strategy and some of lessons he’s learnt as a result.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/kirby-schlegel-mba-03-exit-strategy/
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Ray DePaul (MBA ’94): Mentorship
Ray DePaul (MBA ’94): Mentorship
Laurier MBA alumnus and former President & CEO of RapidMind Inc., Ray DePaul, shares his experiences with mentorship as an entrepreneurship, and some of the valuable lessons he has learnt along the way.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/entrepreneurship/ray-depaul-mba-94-mentorship/
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Rahul Raj (BBA ’97): Mentorship
Rahul Raj (BBA ’97): Mentorship
Laurier alumnus (BBA ’97), Founder of MealExchange, and Director of Sustainability & Merchandising Innovation at Walmart.ca, Rahul Raj, shares some valuable advice about how to take full advantage of your mentorship opportunities. Rahul also shares some great insight and strategies to help evolve your mentor-mentee relationship into a mutually beneficial life-long friendship.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/entrepreneurship/rahul-raj-bba-97-mentorship/
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A Typical Day for Laurier Alumnus Dana Fox
A Typical Day for Laurier Alumnus Dana Fox
Laurier alumnus (BBA ’81), and Founder & President of Clevru, Dana Fox, shares with us what a typical day is like as the CEO of Clevru.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/a-typical-day-for-laurier-alumnus-dana-fox/
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Ryan Smolkin (BBA ’95) – Poutine Dynasty
Ryan Smolkin (BBA ’95) – Poutine Dynasty
Courtesy of the Laurier Department of Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing Laurier alumnus Ryan Smolkin (BBA, ’95) talks about his poutine dynasty, and what he believes are the best ingredients for entrepreneurial success. To read the full interview with Ryan Smolkin in Laurier’s Campus Magazine, please visit: www.wlu.ca/CampusMagazine
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/interview-with-entrepreneur/
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Mentorship – Cam Heaps (BA ’95)
Mentorship – Cam Heaps (BA ’95)
Steamwhistle co-founder Cam Heaps (BA Hons ’95) explains how mentorship plays a role in entrepreneurial success.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/mentorship-cam-heaps-ba-hons-95/
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Financing E*Trade Canada – Colleen Moorehead (BBA ’81)
Financing E*Trade Canada – Colleen Moorehead (BBA ’81)
Colleen Moorhead (BBA ’81), Founder and former President of E*Trade Canada, discusses the financing of E*Trade Canada in its early years.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/financing-etrade-canada-colleen-moorehead/
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David Ceolin (BBA ’89) – Do’s & Don’ts When Approaching Investors
David Ceolin (BBA ’89) – Do’s & Don’ts When Approaching Investors
Entrepreneur in Residence David Ceolin (BBA, ’89) shares three things he’s learned when approaching potential investors.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/dos-dont-when-approaching-investors-eir-david-ceolin/
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So tell me… what do you think? Be honest!
This is a very scary question. It’s also one that we’re not usually 100% sure we want to hear the honest answer to. It’s a question that should only be answered on a need-to-know basis. As a small business owner… you need to know! We start with a dream and we build our company based [...]
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, News and Updates
Dave Inglis Speaks to Communitech About ‘Sobering Up’ Startup Founders
In a frank and thoughtful blog post on March 17, Inglis – who these days works as an instructor and community co-ordinator with LaunchPad in the Communitech Hub – wrote about how the “liquid courage” of emotion can cloud an entrepreneur’s objectivity and increase the odds of failure. Anthony Reinhart caught up with Inglis in the LaunchPad this week [...]
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Entrepreneurship, News and Updates
MyLocal, iNotForProfit, and Professional Performance Shine at Startup Consulting Case Competition
Waterloo, ON: On Saturday March 22nd, the Laurier Consulting Club, in partnership with Startup Laurier and the Laurier LaunchPad, put on a truly unique case competition at the Communitech Hub. A $900 prize pool was up for grabs, donated by the fantastic sponsors of the event: the Canadian Association of Management Consultants, Satov Consultants, PRISMRESOURCES, [...]
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Entrepreneurship, News and Updates
SympleID Featured in CTV Series on Protecting Personal Data
LaunchPad entrepreneur Richard Fox-Ivey and his company SympleID were featured in a CTV news series that explores the ubiquity of Big Data and how consumers can make sure they are protecting their personal data.
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Entrepreneurship, News and Updates
WLU student’s tutoring business takes off
LaunchPad entrepreneur and fifth-year math and business student, Addesse Haile, is making his business dreams come true. Haile started the program Grade Up, a tutoring resource for university students. Grade Up employs only tutors with nearly perfect GPAs. What makes Grade Up different than other traditional tutoring methods is their ability to teach deep understanding of [...]
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Don’t Go Chasing Happiness
“Smile. Be happy. Change your outlook. Think positive thoughts. You just need to want it bad enough.” These commands have almost become mantras in today’s society. Never stop being happy – and don’t forget to smile! Everyone’s talking about it and everyone seems to be doing it. There are books, conferences, apps, self-help routines, podcasts, articles, [...]
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, News and Updates
4 Reasons Why Every Entrepreneur Should Be Rock Climbing
“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.” — Doug Larson As entrepreneurs we are constantly searching for a leg up. That little piece of market information we didn’t have before, a line of code that gives us a hold over the competitor, or simply [...]