Published in UX Planet·Sep 30, 2019Becoming a DesignerYour path to becoming a designer is found through experimentation — If becoming a designer is something you’re interested in, but you’re struggling with how and where to start, you’re not alone. How do I become a designer? Where should I start? What should I focus on? How do I get hired? As a practitioner and teacher of design I’ve been…Design5 min readDesign5 min read
Published in Shopify UX·Apr 30, 2019Opinions are dangerousHere’s what you can do about them — How many projects or features have you worked on where you had all the information you needed laid out right in front of you? Probably none. Which is why making great decisions with incomplete information is an essential part of solving problems and shipping value. …Design6 min readDesign6 min read
Published in Venture for Canada Fellows·Aug 4, 2016De Facto Guide to “Startup Metrics for Pirates”Every day companies are required to make mission-critical decisions. Trouble is, they’re often made without all the facts — particularly in the land of startups, where speed and execution are the only things keeping you alive. Generally speaking, some of the best decisions are data-driven. In that vein, I’ve pulled…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published in Venture for Canada Fellows·May 19, 2016Your Product Doesn’t Start with an MVPThat’s right. Building a minimum viable product, or MVP, is not the first step in getting your idea off the ground. What’s that you say?! Blasphemy! Here’s why. The entire notion of building an MVP to validate a market or customer segment is exceedingly misconstrued. As a low fidelity version…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published in Venture for Canada Fellows·Feb 24, 2016Continuous Improvement:Principles for Reducing Variance and Accelerating Growth An organization’s ability to scale is limited by how it handles 3 things. Problems, challenges and opportunities. Organizations without a standardized system for identifying constraints, experimenting with solutions and measuring performance have a ceiling on how much they can grow. Mind you, the height of this growth ceiling is influenced…Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
Published in Venture for Canada Fellows·Jun 15, 2015Lessons Learned Launching a Startup as a StudentLessons Learned Launching a Startup as a Student Once Upon a Time… BioMer — a startup I worked on over the past 15 months, started off as a course project at Saint Mary’s University, Sobey School of Business and quickly turned into a full-blown startup. …Startups8 min readStartups8 min read
Published in Venture for Canada Fellows·Jun 1, 2015Every Question You’ll Ever Be Asked in a Startup PitchEvery Question You’ll Every Be Asked in a Startup Pitch Self explanatory? The following is a comprehensive list of questions I’ve come across in my experience pitching and raising money for startups, and from those of other budding and seasoned entrepreneurs. Everything from “Why should I care about your product…5 min read5 min read
