Manitoba Grows Award Winning Ideas Infused With Innovation.
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Whether it’s putting an innovative new-tech spin on the delivery of floral bouquets, an AutoTextDriver, a smart-phone fix or even a quick, portable sideline scan to assess an injured athlete’s knee – Manitobans proved innovative technology is worthy of award-winning attention. Find out who impressed the judges and crowds at Pitch’Day... More >
The next Launch’Pad Workshop is December 11. Led by Randy Thompson, Startup Canada’s Investor of the Year in 2014 and leader of the Launch’Pad Bootcamp, and Innovate Manitoba’s Jan Lederman, a business lawyer with over 30 years’ deal-making experience, this Workshop covers everything entrepreneurs need to consider when launching a business. More >Register Now>
If you’re an early-stage startup then your objective after you’ve really truly nailed your product is to get to $1-2M ARR. But “build it and they will come” is a fairytale and success is not a straight line. The reality is that speeding up growth can create more problems than it solves. “From Impossible to Inevitable: How Hyper-Growth Companies Can Create Predictable Revenue” by Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin is a “must read” for startups, even if you’re not built for hyper-growth. As Ross and Lemkin say, learn from their mistakes and use their insights to figure out how to make sales scalable. We are adding this book to our Top 10. It’s worth your time. More >
While we’re on it, Christopher Janz (Point 9 Capital) shares 3 free tools to help SaaS founders with planning: a growth calculator, a sales team hiring plan and a financial plan. Take a look (and not just because they’re free). More >Forward to a Friend >
LaunchPad Startup Skills Workshop: Lean Startup, Sunday, December 11, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at United Way Main Floor Learning Centre, 580 Main Street Winnipeg. Apply >Register Now >
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