Francis Moran
Francis Moran is principal of Francis Moran & Associates, a consultancy that provides business-to-business technology ventures with the strategic counsel required to make their innovations successful in a highly competitive marketplace. Francis can be reached at Francis@Francis-Moran.com. Read his blog at http://francis-moran.com/
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Posts by Francis Moran
Lessons in entrepreneurship from the Startup Canada launch
May 8, 2012 - 1:55 pm
Tags: adam chowaniec, Andrea Mandell-Campbell, Brad Leblanc, Bruce Lazenby, Buyosphere, Entrepreneurship, eThor, funding, Garry Zeigler, Harley Finkelstein, Invest Ottawa, investment, Momentum Group, Sarah Prevette, Scott Annan, Shopify, sprouter, startup, startup canada, Startup Plays, startup risk-taking, Tara Hunt, Terry Matthews, Victoria Lennox
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The lesson is that startups will fail if they can’t see past the hype and generate sales consistently.
There is no magic recipe for a successful startup, only good cooks
May 7, 2012 - 2:18 pm
Tags: African economy, African entrepreneurship, commercialization, Entrepreneurship, secrets to business success, startup failure, startup success, technology, telecom bubble, Y Combinator
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Here are three main reasons why many startups fail.
Do you know how to dance with angels?
April 30, 2012 - 3:13 pm
Tags: Aerospace Medical Association, angel, ASMA, aviation, aviation administration, biotech, color blindness, color vision, colour blindness, colour vision, eye care, Eyedox, FAA, Gathering of Angels, genetic test, Genevolve, gust.com, intellectual property, investor, IP, life sciences, Matt Lemelin, Maverick Angels, molecular diagnostic, optometrist, startup, Texas Entrepreneur Networks
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Lessons learned by Matt Lemelin, CEO of Genevolve Vision Diagnostics on how to dance with angels investors are worthwhile steps that many Canadian tech startups could learn to adapt.
Victoria Lennox: Startup champion
April 27, 2012 - 1:59 pm
Tags: Canadian entrepreneurship, Canadian startup ecosystem, championing entrepreneurship, Dr. Adam Chowaniec, Invest Ottawa, John Baird, Sir Terry Matthews, startup, startup canada, Victoria Lennox
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It isn’t just about creating entrepreneurs, but inspiring Canadians to think in entrepreneurial ways. –Victoria Lennox
What’s going on in Waterloo?
April 20, 2012 - 2:53 pm
Tags: 1000 Awesome Things, accelerator, Arianna Huffington, Batavia Place, Bruce Lazenby, Capital Angel Network, Communitech, entrepreneur, Eric Migicovsky, Hyperdrive, incubator, inPulse, Invest Ottawa, investment, investor, Kickstarter, Michael Litt, MoBeers, Neil Pasricha, Nora Young, Pebble, RIM, startup, technology, technology marketing, The Hub, Velocity, VidYard, Waterloo, Y Combinator
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HYPERDRIVE offers $55,000 in cash to each of the 90 companies it will enrol in 10-company cohorts for a three-month “sprint to demo day” over the next three years.
Learning how to deal with the unexpected
April 18, 2012 - 2:47 pm
Tags: blogging, branding, social media, social media marketing, user generated content
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While the site was originally a place for product information and the Screach blog, anyone can now launch their own Screach experience on the site and interact with it through the Screach app on their smartphone.
Getting ready for the big show
April 4, 2012 - 3:07 pm
Tags: CAT, commercial sales, conference, Contractor Connection, Crawford, disaster restoration, distributor, insurer, Kyle Knappenberger, marketing, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, NanoScale, OdorKlenz, reimbursement, remediation, restoration contractor, sales, tradeshow decontamination
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By Francis Moran Crawford & Co. labels itself as “the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions to the risk management and insurance industry.” The company has offices in Canada and several other countries. In other words, it handles insurance claims on behalf of insurers and, with operations in more than 70 countries, it certainly [...]
Looking for that sweet spot to get market traction
March 23, 2012 - 3:01 pm
Tags: AAPOS, American Academy for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, American Academy of Ophthalmology, angel, aviation, biotech, color blindness, color vision, colour blindness, colour vision, eye care, Eyedox, Gathering of Angels, genetic test, Genevolve, insurance reimbursement, intellectual property, investor, IP, life sciences, marketing, marketing strategy, Matt Lemelin, molecular diagnostic, Obamacare, optometrist, patent, pediatric ophthalmologist, stack codes, startup, vision clinician
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Entrepreneurs seeking investment must be prepared for anything and have canned answers at the ready, especially if issues are presented at inopportune times.
Giving your team ownership
February 14, 2012 - 1:43 pm
Tags: Basecamp, beta test, beta tester, brainstorm, download, engagement, entrepreneur, Get Satisfaction, Leadership, mobile app, mobile device, Paul Rawlings, project management, Robyn Lingard, Sarah Athey, Screach, ScreenReach, startup, team, team collaboration, Test Flight
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Preparing and launching a product touches every aspect of an organization, from sales and marketing to technical support.
Burning the candle at both ends as the clock ticks down
February 22, 2012 - 1:05 am
Tags: bootstrap, co-founder, CommentAir. Algonquin College, commentator, earpiece, entrepreneur, Exploriem, FedDev, founder, hustling, OCRI, professional sports, prototype, recruitment, stadium, startup, team building, wireless technology
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By Francis Moran As we have discussed before, Katie and Luke Hrycak, the sibling founders of CommentAir, are bootstrapping their venture around their day jobs, an approach that calls for certain sacrifices. Business meetings after 9 p.m., letting the wardrobe grow threadbare and valuing every dollar of friends and family financing is par for the course. [...]