Best described as a pile of everything!

Things have been damn busy lately. The launch of RevTXT coming this month and MediaBadger in July (by the way we are looking for beta testers for MediaBadger).

Took a trip up to Moncton yesterday to check out the Third Tuesday gathering. Excellent event, 80+ people, a panel discussion (mind you people+beer=not very attentive to panel) and some damn good networking. It was great meeting Jevon @ StartUpNorth, StartUpIndex and I think a few other businesses/websites. Great guy and very knowledgeable. Also met the guys behind TrustMeSecurity and numerous other companies. Moncton was buzzing and it was all positive! Continue reading »

A time for change?

Thinking about my earlier post… I was wondering – how does one create positive change? Get people thinking and participating? There’s that old saying “you’re either part of the problem or part of the solution” thing. How do you bring an honest effort to an industry tearing itself apart from apathy and lack of involvement? Novel idea? I dunno.. I got really positive feedback from that last entry – phone calls, emails, Twitters and posts (You know the one “Welcome to Nova Scotia, Stay out of my way ….“). Continue reading »

Welcome to Nova Scotia, Stay out of my way ….

Ever look around and suffer from unexplainable frustration at the current business climate? If you look at the greater picture businesses here tend to stifle their own growth through infighting and an overall lack of vision. Lets open our minds, think outside the box and maybe make some money while were at it. Continue reading »

So much to do ….

So much to do and so little time and the blog is beginning to suffer from the lack of time. Currently I have 2 blog entries in the works primarily focusing on the state of the technology industry and business environment in Atlantic Canada. These will be great blog articles, however I’m not sure how well they will be received. I’ll get them up in due time, they definitely need more work at this point. Continue reading »

Nova Scotia, The Labour Shortage and my Frustrations

Recently I was approached about a job with a company in Nova Scotia and throughout the process I realized one area (of many) that is the cause of our labor shortage here in Nova Scotia, some companies are cheap. In the process of discussing my possible employment, or a normal job as I would like to call it, the organization seeking my expertise would not even negotiate, they offered the equivalent salary for such a role that would have been paid in 1998 (or as my wife would say “is reasonable for someone living in Tajikistan”). Continue reading »