I’m attending a tech startup conference in Quebec City Friday and Saturday this week. The event is presented in partnership with the new Canadian affiliate of Garage Technology Ventures, whose managing director, Guy Kawasaki, will be making a presentation. His book, The Art of the Start, was one of the more important things I read in the last couple of years, in terms of thought-provoking advice to would-be entrepreneurs and “anyone starting anything.”
Seeing Kawasaki in person, however interesting it may be, is not my sole motivation for attending however. When I was in Silicon Valley earlier this month, I was approached by a group of engineers and technologists. I agreed to collaborate with them on a very exciting venture about which I will have to be vague for the time being. My responsibility is brand development. So here I am, hoping to learn from the presentations and make some connections that will be useful later on down the road…
NOTE: You can download the first chapter of the Art of the Start for free here.
Jebus, how come we didn’t meet this weekend?!?
Hmm, good question. Especially since I had a long and interesting chat wth your friend Austin. Then again, my colleague and I were pretty selective in our discussions because we are in stealth mode and were mainly there to listen and learn.
I’m off to BC tomorrow morning, but I look forward to meeting you when I get back to Montreal!
Come on man! Call me next time you are in QC!!! Pat White
@Pat: Hey, I keep forgetting you are in QC often now. Noted!