Startups
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From  The Advisory Board (versus the Board of Directors)From: Committed |
In this chapter, Sprickerhoff examines the structure and purpose of advisory boards in startup contexts, contrasting them with formal boards of directors. | Eldon Sprickerhoff | 4 | 2024 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! The Boost from Venture CapitalFrom: The Shopify Story |
This chapter discusses how Shopify delegated finances from early investors, allowing the company to grow further by investing in third party developers and designers. | Larry MacDonald | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
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From  The Codefather and His KidsFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter focuses on Gerry Pond, who after leaving Q1 Labs became the most important angel investor in Atlantic Canada. | Gordon Pitts | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! The Heroism of the EngineersFrom: The Shopify Story |
This chapter discusses the constant improvements Shopify’s engineers made to the platform for users to support the company’s growing goal of going mobile. | Larry MacDonald | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Making of MarcelFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter, Pitts explores the life of Marcel LeBrun, the CEO and co-founder of iMagicTV Inc., a company that made an early attempt at delivering video-on-demand over the internet. | Gordon Pitts | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Most Ridiculous Year EverFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter recount’s Chris Newton’s diagnosis with melanoma, and the sale of Q1 Labs in fall 2011 for $600 million U.S. dollars. | Gordon Pitts | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Pitch DeckFrom: Committed |
In this chapter, Sprickerhoff examines the process of raising venture capital, from building a pitch deck through closing a funding round. | Eldon Sprickerhoff | 11 | 2024 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! The Shopify EnvironmentFrom: The Shopify Story |
This chapter discusses Shopify’s unique workplace and culture, from locations to office spaces. | Larry MacDonald | 15 | 2024 | $1.50 Add |
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NEW! The Shopify StoryHow a Startup Rocketed to E-commerce Giant by Empowering Millions of Entrepreneurs |
Larry MacDonald investigates the factors behind Shopify’s growth, now the second-largest e-commerce platform in North America. Meet the company’s major players, such as co-founder … | Larry MacDonald | 282 | 2024 | View |
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From NEW! The TurnaroundFrom: The Shopify Story |
This chapter outlines Shopify’s decision to build an Application Programming Interface (API), allowing the company to pull ahead of competitors. | Larry MacDonald | 15 | 2024 | $1.50 Add |
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From The Will to SurviveFrom: Committed |
In this chapter, Sprickerhoff examines the mental endurance required to transform a startup idea into a viable business, drawing on the founding of cybersecurity firm eSentire. | Eldon Sprickerhoff | 9 | 2024 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! Thriving on ChangeFrom: The Shopify Story |
This chapter discusses how Shopify’s shift to permanent remote-work changed their work culture, and allowed for them to cast a wider net for future recruitment. | Larry MacDonald | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Turbulence and TailspinFrom: The Shopify Story |
This chapter discusses the troubles the Shopify faced soon after their launch and the wave of subscribers that kept the company in business. | Larry MacDonald | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From Twenty Years Ago Today, and the Band Still PlaysFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In the concluding chapter, Pitt checks in with the cast of characters that catapulted New Brunswick’s tech industry onto the world stage. | Gordon Pitts | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
Unicorn in the Woods |
As tech investors the world over search for elusive unicorns (start-ups valued at over $1 billion), acclaimed business journalist Gordon Pitts asks whether there can be a place for high-tech … | 264 | View | ||
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From VUCA and a World of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and AmbiguityFrom: Committed |
In this chapter, Sprickerhoff examines the VUCA framework—volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity—traced to Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus in 1987, and its role in shaping … | Eldon Sprickerhoff | 3 | 2024 | $0.30 Add |
