Entrepreneurship has always been challenging. Many start-ups fail. When a once-in-a-generation challenge like COVID-19 happens, the obstacles entrepreneurs face goes from difficult to back-breaking. Lots of people are writing about this so I’m not going to.
Despite the challenges, it’s important to remember that for entrepreneurs, change can mean opportunity. Models like the Lean Startup have trained early […]
The new work-from-home era
In the new era of COVID-19 many of you are being asked to work from home full time for the first time. In addition, other family members may be at home as well, overloading your Wi-Fi router and competing for the available internet bandwidth supplied by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The […]
Google, Amazon, and Facebook don’t deserve the backlash (well, maybe Facebook does)
The mainstream press has turned on big tech. Don Tapscott says the new lords of a “digital feudal age” grow fat off our data and give nothing in return. The NYT writes about the “frightful five” and The American Spectator refers to “Our Evil […]
A recent study from Ohio State University showed that creativity isn’t just for the young. The second peak of creativity can come in people’s 50s. This renaissance can be attributed to many factors. Is it the wealth of experience? Is it more free time and resources? Paul Barter was on CBC Radio on April 29 […]
We are very pleased to announce the addition of Paul Barter to the Advisory Board of Moore & Gasperecz Global Inc. “Paul will be boots on the ground in Ontario. His extensive experience with AI for business leaders will help us deeply penetrate the market in Eastern Canada,” said Margery Moore, CEO, Moore & Gasperecz […]
This past weekend ‘The Martian’ opened in theatres to rave reviews, a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an industry leading $55 million box office. It’s THE fall blockbuster of 2015 so far. At first glance it seems like just another Ridley Scott action movie, but might it also be the future of Innovation?
If you […]
First Published on Huffington Post: 09/08/2015
If you care about the future of the Canadian economy, you may have followed an important conversation happening in Canadian editorial pages over the last few weeks. It’s about entrepreneurial innovation and the future opportunities it can generate for all.
On one side of the argument are people like Communitech CEO Iain Klugman […]
First Published in the Huffington Post 06/16/2015 5:40 pm EDT
In the third century BC there were few things in the world more valuable than books. The “books” of those days were actually handwritten papyrus scrolls and only the highly affluent had access to them. This was before the invention of parchment and subsequently paper. It was […]
First Published in The Huffington Post: 01/16/2014 12:14 pm EST. Updated: 03/18/2014 5:59 am EDT.
Pioneering computer scientist Alan Kay once noted that “a point of view is worth 80 IQ points” and it’s disconcerting that some Canadian governments, businesses and so-called experts are falling into an equivalent IQ deficit of outdated language and backward thinking when […]
First Published in The Toronto Star on Sat Nov 17 2012 By: Paul Barter and Robert Brehl
With all the political hot air surrounding the GTA’s Great Transit Debate, you’d think Rob Ford, Karen Stintz, Tim Hudak and the rest would at least mention how telecommuting could be a cost-effective part of the solution.
It’s as if our subway-building, […]
