Opinion: Calypso’s wild and wet debut
I recently spoke with Sylvain Lauzon, vice-president at Calypso Waterpark and former employee of Rick Hunter’s rival firm ProSlide Technology Inc., which hopes to open
Opinion: Calypso’s wild and wet debut
I recently spoke with Sylvain Lauzon, vice-president at Calypso Waterpark and former employee of Rick Hunter’s rival firm ProSlide Technology Inc., which hopes to open
Opinion: O’Brien: the difference between business and politics
The leap from business to politics is difficult to make – I speak from experience. By Larry O’Brien Climbing the steep learning curve of my
Opinion: Whole lotta incubatin’ going on
Scott Annan stands at attention at the front of Mercury Grove’s open-concept office space, holding up his hands for quiet. He’s perched on a milk
Opinion: The dangers of e-mail boo boos
The other week, much to my surprise, an e-mail arrived in my inbox that shouldn’t have. It was a note from a fairly prominent Ottawa
Opinion: Turning tweets into treasure
When Dave Hale started managing the Facebook page of a popular local business a few years ago, even he admitted he wasn’t quite sure what
Opinion: Blood-sucking bed bugs and bureaucracy
We’d only been home a couple minutes when I realized my gaffe. Having just spent two weeks on a splendid Maritimes vacation, I’d hauled my
Opinion: Sir Terry Matthews talks turkey
Say what you want about Sir Terry Matthews, arguably Ottawa’s best-known serial entrepreneur. Just don’t talk to him about life after business. “Well ,what do
Opinion: Richard Florida pushes the reset button
It was great to sit down with supercharged author and thought leader Richard Florida last week, minus the glare of the municipal spotlight. Mr. Florida,
Opinion: Bringing Greek philosophy to the Chinese dragon
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus is perhaps best known for the adage that “You cannot step twice into the same river,” highlighting his doctrine
Opinion: Zappos: Core values or no values?
For the first three quarters of my advance copy of the book Delivering Happiness by Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh (pronounced “Shay”), I felt like this was going
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