At last, in the Northern Hemisphere at least, summer is heređ . Itâs time to get outside, enjoy the sun on your face, swim in a lake and, for many, plan a vacation. But each year there seems to be an increasing amount of guilt associated with holiday travel. Taking a cruise, traveling by air, or firing up the family wagon are all activities that...
Read MoreWeâve helped hundreds of companies take new products into new markets and when I say new products, I donât mean a slightly better âme tooâ product, but ones that completely change the way things have been done up till then. This includes tomato bio-char, de-pyrolysis of used tires, smart home grids, GPS farming, and many
Read MoreThere are hundreds, if not thousands, of great technologies that could have gone on to improve our world but were never able to get that magical âproduct â marketâ fitâŠ. that moment when you discover the ideal match between a product and its intended market, resulting in satisfied customers and spontaneous word of mouth
Read MoreI recently met with two CEOs who shared that one of their worst mistakes was hiring a senior sales executive to help them launch their new products. Seems counterintuitive, doesnât it? New product, new market â hire a really good salesperson to lead the way. Unfortunately, it never works out
Read MoreLast week I participated in the ACG  event â a forum for people who fund the âmiddle marketâ. Attendees are typically VCs, banks, investment agencies, family offices, private equity â in short anyone who has a few million to give, lend, or invest in mid-sized firms. One of the most interesting sessions was on ESG (environmental, social and...
Read MoreListening to a recent âUnder the Influenceâ podcast, I learned some fascinating things about Roger Nielson. Many of you know him as a coach with the NHLâs Ottawa Senators but before that he was breaking the rules in the OHA. And how! Well, actually, not really breaking the rules but playing the game in a way that was so radically different that...
Read MoreTime to drop the clutch There is a great deal of talk about the economy slowing down. So what? The North American economy is still worth about $28 trillion and Europeâs about $19 trillion.  So even if itâs not accelerating, there are still, collectively, 47 trillion ways to make a buck.  To go faster we must change gears, and that is just what...
Read MoreIn Ottawa, as a many other places in the world, public meetings are often prefaced with a short recognition that they taking place on native land. Sometimes these recognitions are quite cursory. At other times, they are quite long and well thought out. Iâll come back to this in a
Read MoreEarlier this week I participated in a conference at the historic Chateau Laurier in Ottawa organized by the Canadian Club on the future of Electricity in Canada. The message is that we need much more power and, given the long lead times, we need to start the building this capacity now. Right
Read MoreWatch the rain:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex4jjxn75os The UN said today that âthe chance of evading the most severe impacts of burning fossil fuels is almost out of reach, scientists warn, unless radical changes are madeâand immediately.â Wow. What are you doing about it? The phrase Planet, People, Profit has never been more
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