May 2013
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New Mentor and Perk for the next cohort!
We are excited to announce that Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk has joined the INcubes mentor network and startups in the program will be offered oDesk work credits!
Thanks Gary and Shoshana for coming into the office this week!
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INcubes and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation...
Organizations will join forces to foster high-potential Canadian entrepreneurial companies.
Toronto, Canada - May 13th, 2013 - INcubes, an internet startup accelerator based in Toronto, and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), are pleased to announce that they have partnered to provide financing and support to companies chosen for the INcubes Accelerator.
In partnering, the two...
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Inside Lean Startup Machine Toronto Spring 2013 →
By: A. Traviss Corry
Published: May 8th, 2013
I recently had the valuable experience of mentoring six companies, along with other mentors and coaches, through the Lean Startup Machine Toronto hosted by INcubes, the business accelerator at which I am managing director. Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop franchise that has spread incredibly fast, to 40 cities in North America,...
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RSVP NOW to Join T4G+INcubes for a Networking...
Join the INcubes team on May 8th, 4 to 6pm at the T4G offices, to learn how working with T4G+INcubes will help you build your technology and scale your company.
Benefits:
High Level Mentorship
Discounted Development
Access to INcredible Strategic Partners for INcubes startups, alumni & partners.
T4G Clients INcollaboration:
During this event we will showcase speakers from both T4G...
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Applications Open for INcubes INtake04
Toronto, Canada - May 2nd, 2013 - INcubes, a Toronto based Accelerator for high-growth potential companies, is pleased to announce that applications are now officially open for its fourth cohort of companies. INcubes sector focus is on the leading edge of innovative information technology.
“INcubes was instrumental in helping HOVR.IT grow from an idea into a growing company with 9...
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Biz Dev INtern Position at INcubes - Apply now!
Are you a MBA student that is curious what it might be like to found an internet startup, work with entrepreneurs or in early stage private equity? This internship is an opportunity to be immersed in extraordinary circles of business people, inventors, technicians, and creative, ambitious thinkers. The Intern we are looking for will have career goals that will benefit from this sort of...
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Apply now to be the Software Engineer INtern for...
“Better than business school?” INtern at INcubes an INternet Business Accelerator for Startups.
Are you a Software Engineer that is curious what it might be like to found an internet startup? This internship is an opportunity to be immersed in extraordinary circles of business people, inventors, technicians, and creative, ambitious thinkers. The INtern we are looking for will have...
April 2013
19 posts
Leadership Is A Mindset: Part III: A Persistent...
The latest blog post from INcubes Alumni Company L4NP:
The will to overcome challenges is probably the most important of the 3 factors to succeed. Teams will face challenges while implementing the plan. The needs of team members will come into conflict with the group’s needs. Priorities will change, and competing priorities will surface. People will become distracted by risks, challenges, and...
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Apply to Pitch at Startup Festival!
“Think you’ve got what it takes to take your startup from a drunken scrawl on the back of a napkin to a world-beating empire worth billions? International Startup Festival is your chance to take a shot and get your startup out in front of real people. “
The International Startup Festival is a 3 day event in Montreal from July 10-12, 2013.
Note: Deadline for nominations is...
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Windows AzureConf – A Workshop for Start-ups in...
When: Monday April 29, 2013 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Where: MaRS Centre – Room CR3 (101 College Street, Toronto)
How to Register: Register Here (It’s a free event and breakfast will be provided between 8:00am-9:00am)
Learn More: Get Your Cloud On With Windows Azure
Join experts from Microsoft Canada and the local community to learn more about Azure during a free, three hour presentation and...
L4NP (Leaders For Non Profits) Blog: Leadership Is... →
l4np:
Great leaders maintain a mindset grounded in self-confidence, and project a ‘can-do’ attitude, especially when times get tough. They know something that most don’t, and here is what they understand:
Anything can be accomplished if the following 3 criteria are met:
(1) The right plan…
L4NP (Leaders For Non Profits) Blog: Leadership Is... →
l4np:
“…Plans are useless, however planning is indispensable.” –Dwight (Ike) D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the USA.
Plans are important, because they establish clear objectives, and clarify priorities. This matters because while implementing a plan, the facts on the ground will change. In…
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itbusiness.ca: The secret of why INcubes’ Demo Day... →
By: A. Traviss Corry
Of all the DemoDay’s and similar events for Internet tech startups, investors, and influencers, I’ve been to in Canada, I think it’s safe to say that Incubes’ latest can be said to be a true innovator in terms of community engagement.
As the man behind the directing of the stage show and coaching of the startups; I’m biased!
If you’ve seen the buzz around the event,...
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From our Mentors - April Dunford: "A Startup... →
One of the most common conversations we have with startups revolves around what we know about high performance marketing teams. We’re in a unique position in that in addition to our own prior experiences as VP Marketing at several startups, RocketScope gives us access to many different companies with marketing teams that are performing at different levels. We started to ask ourselves – what...
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Mark Evans: "ARE MARKETING AND SALES THE SAME... →
APRIL 5, 2013 MARK EVANS
It used to be that marketing and sales were two separate creatures.
In one corner, marketing focused on building brand awareness among target audiences. In another corner, sales was about driving leads and deals. Like church and state, the two worlds rarely converged.
For startups, however, this model can’t be embraced because, frankly, it doesn’t work. When you’re...
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INcubes Alumni, the startup HOVR.IT is Hiring!... →
The Role:
We are currently searching far and wide for talented and driven engineers to join and grow our development team. Because we are a start-up, every team member’s ideas will be explored. You must be a self-starter and you must REALLY love to code. We focus on design and user experience and make sure our developers work closely with our designers, which enables us to build gorgeous software...
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Venture Beat: Silicon Valley North? Canada... →
While foreign entrepreneurs face a protracted immigration battle in the U.S., Canada has forged ahead with a new ‘Startup Visa‘ program.
Canada is not the first country to implement policy to entice foreign entrepreneurs; Australia and Chile have launched similar programs. But if accepted, those who choose to settle in a city like Montreal or Toronto will earn residency immediately, not in a few...
March 2013
19 posts
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From INcubes mentor Ariel Remer & the Trifunk...
Infographic by Trifunk
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L4NP: The 5 Essentials of Leadership →
l4np:
Measuring leadership can be tricky. Here are 5 points to separate great leaders from the rest.
Leadership Defined: Leadership is simply a service that an individual provides to a group.
Actions speak volumes, and after all: leadership is fundamentally about working with groups of people.
When understood as a service to the group, leadership becomes something we can witness – through...
Be IN Unison with The Waste Eliminator, INcubes...
INcubes is known for a focus on agile and lean methodology.
Peter LePiane mentors INcubes startups on how to apply rigour to the product development process and helps them fail fast and succeed faster!
Peter states, “The Startup Genome Project estimates that 74% of tech startups fail due to premature scaling. By applying Lean Startup Methodology to the startup process, it’s...
Images from INcubes DemoDay INtake03
WatchA video INtro to INcubes.
