Traction Channels 

As outlined in the book "Traction" by Gabriel Weinberg & Justin Mares...Targetting Blogs, Publicity, Unconventional PR, Search Engine Marketing, Social and Display Ads, Offline Ads, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Engineering as Marketing, Vital Marketing, Business Development,  Sales, Affiliate Programs, Existing Platforms, Trade Shows, Offline Events, Speaking Engagements, Community Building

16 Startup Metrics (5 Oct 2015)

Analytics for a Startup Business

Our goal is to create 1 million jobs (5 Oct 2015)

We are actively pursuing the development of a Startup accelerator in SE Asia, linked to the Toronto Startup ecosystem in an effort to nurture innovation and to create jobs and economies.  Our goal is to participate in the creation of 1,000,000 jobs across the globe.

ICEx Ideal City Experiments Lab (5 Oct 2015)

From The Lean Startup:  "A startup is a human institution designed to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty."

The Founder Mindset (5 Oct 2015)

Paul Graham of Y Combinator notes that startups have many counterintuitive characteristics; he suggests the way to get startup ideas is not to think of startup ideas. “ Turn your brain into the type that has startup ideas unconsciously. So unconsciously that you do not even know at first that they are startup ideas. 

The Sharing Economy (28 July 2015)

The sharing economy is a trending business concept that highlights the ability (and perhaps the preference) for individuals to rent or borrow goods rather than buy and own them. The idea is to share under utilized assets from spaces to skills to stuff for monetary or non-monetary benefits.

 Velocity Garage (17 Mar 2015)

A prime example of a university program initiated by private businessman 75 years ago which has created a entrepreneurial culture permeating city hall and the entire region.

Startup Ecosystem Meetups (24 Aug 2015)

We have been studying the growing Toronto Startup Ecosystem over the last 3 months with statistics from the Meetup website (Meetup.com). The Meetups are initiated and ran by people who are interested in a specific subject and want to bring together people with a similar interest. 

The Association of SE Asian Nations (31 Mar 2015)

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organisation of ten Southeast Asian countries, which was formed on 8 August 1967. 
Photo used under Creative Commons from Asian Development Bank