I've had this on my Vision Board for a few months now, however, the other day, it seemed to be getting one step closer ... thought I'd share.
Mike Arrington (Founder of Techcrunch) recently spoke at Start-Up School. One of the points he made was in reference to Teddy Roosevelt speech, which he argues (and I agree) that start-ups are in the arena.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
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After 3.5 years of hard work, dedication and sacrifice, we've finally got some recognition for our achievements. I know it sounds cliche, but even if we don't win - being the nominated as a finalist is super cool.
This is a BIG THANKS to everyone on the team, and our customers - you all Rock!
Export Service
Red Hot Learning Inc. (Fredericton)
Spheric Technologies (Moncton)
Xplornet (Woodstock)Employment Growth
Chalk Media Corp (Fredericton)
Spheric Technologies (Moncton)
SwiftRadius (Fredericton)
Sponsored by UNB Computer Science - Information Technology Centre, and Spheric Technologies Inc:
http://www.cs.unb.ca/itc/rails/
This one-day workshop will introduce basics of Ruby-on-Rails technology and guide participants step-by-step to have hands-on experience on how to programming with RoR, as well as to build a professional quality web application with social networking support in few hours of time.
How cool, 2 articles for the same event. I really appreciate the local newspapers getting behind the tech community in NB, definitely shows the signs of times are changing.
Small businesses get sociable
March 25, 2008
Web-savvy business owners in N.B. hold free event tonight at Studio 700
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/business/article/248931
(Below)
Cybersocials back and going strong in N.B.'s IT community
March 31, 2008
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/254094
Lisa Rousseau, Founder of Third Tuesday Frederiction, Dan Martell, Third Tuesday Moncton, and Chris Nadeau, Third Tuesday, Saint John hold up a new MacBook Air.
[Follow Up Email to Social Media Meetup]
http://publicrelations.meetup.com/99/
SUCCESS! The Verdicts In:
With over 120+ in attendance, I've got to say it was a real blast!
The next Moncton Third Tuesday is in 3 months, and it's guaranteed
to blow this one out of the water - we've already made adjustments
to the format, agenda and information to make it even more relevant to the local industries, and to keep true to the Third Tuesday "raison d'etre".
Be sure to sign-up: http://publicrelations.meetup.com/99/
RESOURCES:
Harnessing the Power of Social Applications (MITSloan)
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/smr/issue/2008/spring/01/index.php?p=1
Eastern Canadian Blog on Tech, Social Media, e-Learning, Start-Ups
http://www.mesheast.com
Atlantic Internet Marketing Conference
Moncton: May 4-6 (Promo Code: meetup = Save $100!)
http://www.aimconference.com/
PRESENTERS CONTACT INFO:
Watler Melanson (FREE!)
wmelanson [at] propertyguys.com
Pierre Martell (http://www.themartellexperience.com)
pierre@themartellexperience.com
gmaxwell [at] fundygroup.com
Cory Schop (SEO)
cory [at] coryschop.com
Radian6 (Social Monitoring)
Lisa Rousseaux
david.alston [at] radian6.com
IC Agency (Web 3.0)
Flavio Qaranto
fquaranta [at] ic-agency.com
TWITTER: What, Why, Who Cares?
What?: Twitter in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o
Why?: 10 Benefits of Twitter for Companies
http://www.estebanpanzera.com/10-benefits-of-twitter-for-companies/
Who Cares?
I do. We can bridge geographical limitations, and share information
like never before seen. Have a voice, be part of the conversation.
Sign-Up: www.twitter.com/signup
Follow Me: www.danmartell.com
FORWARD, SHARE, LINK!
Please feel free to share or forward this to anyone you feel might
benefit from
attending the next one - Thx!
You need to watch this to believe it, but I'm betting it's the future of conversations. Think about it, why do we "Need" to speak to communicate? If they can capture our thoughts, then that's speech - right? Imagine "thinking" a google search, and having it display on a secondary screen. I'm excited.
Let's get social!. Listen to Atlantic Canada's top online companies share their passion, and experience, around online social media marketing.
Everyday, more and more of your customers are communicating online using sites like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Blogs to share and discuss their consumer and brand experiences. Are you reaching them? Learn how to create buzz and spread the word virally, resulting in a massive network effect. Could your small business benefit from this phenomenon?
IT'S FREE! Why? Because were very passionate about helping companies compete online. It's time Atlantic Canada takes back the crown as being Pioneers!
WHERE & WHEN?
Moncton, Studio 7 Hundred, Main St
March 25th @ 7:15pm (Doors open at 6PM)
Sign-Up: Facebook or Meetup
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7704854990
Meetup: http://publicrelations.meetup.com/99/
CONTACT
Dan Martell (Moncton)
dmartell@spheric.ca
Lisa Rousseau (Fredericton)
lisa@walkingspree.com
Chris Nadeau (St-John)
chris@yourteamonline.ca
Recently, my brother pulled off the coolest trade show EVER!. Some may not know this, but Pierre founded Martell Home Builders and has steadily grown it, over the last 16 months, to one of the most innovative, progressive and exciting companies in the Moncton area.
Now, some may say that I've had something to do with it, and although I do talk with him often about business, when all is said and done - all the decisions were his to make, and I've never been so proud!
Keep it up Pierre!
Why being honest, transparent and real, is the future of marketing & business ... so sad Tiger.
