Opinion: An entrepreneur’s journey
I met Govindh Jayaraman when he was a student and I was with the Ottawa Senators back in the day. He wanted me to be
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Opinion: An entrepreneur’s journey
I met Govindh Jayaraman when he was a student and I was with the Ottawa Senators back in the day. He wanted me to be
What’s an Air Mile really worth?
The problem is that many of us allow ourselves to be bought too cheaply.
Opinion: Bringing car buyers into the driver’s seat
Buyer, beware! Automakers and car dealers appear to be showering us with free money these days. Their pitch: Buy a new set of wheels with
Opinion: 21 straight years of growth … and counting
“The sky is falling, the sky is …” This seems to be the cry of many observers of Ottawa’s tech scene, who think it’s the end
Opinion: Internet pioneer revisits movie rental business model
Rob Hall was into the Internet before there was one. In high school in the 1980s, he dabbled in web technology and was ready for
Opinion: Focusing on finding financial success in film from Ottawa
I recently interviewed screenwriter Sharon Buckingham, best known as the writer/producer and creative force behind Sticks & Stones, a CTV made-for-TV movie. It won both
Opinion: Engineering grads pair beauty and smarts
What can a pair of male University of Waterloo engineering grads possibly know about the rapidly growing market for beauty products, where 98 per cent
Opinion: Rekindling the relevance of strategic planning
Richard P. Rumelt, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters. Crown Business, 2011. I have been teaching MBA courses in business strategy, as
Opinion: Shareholder value theory and the NFL
Roger Martin, Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL. Harvard Business Review Press, May 2011. Shareholder value theory has
Opinion: Jim Donnelly, signing off
It’s hard to know what to write when it’s your last kick at the can, but I’ll give it a try anyhow. For those of
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