Be Unreasonable Aydin Mirzaee's Take on the World

Amidst the plethora of news that we’ve been hearing from all industries about the economy heading towards worse times and as we hear stories of worsening conditions close to home (i.e. Nortel), I can’t help but say, let the startups begin.
There is a lot of talent in Ottawa and other cities around the world that [...]

These days web startups don’t need too many resources to get started. An internet connection, a place to work, some basic capital, and a motivated team may be the beginning. I am writing this post from the University of Ottawa where I’m sitting amongst 2 other groups who are working on their own startups.
The [...]

This Thursday night should be lots of fun. I’ve been invited to present as part of a round-table of local CEOs, VCs, and Angel investors  about what it takes to start a company without significant outside investment. It should be quite entertaining so if you’re free this Thursday night make sure to drop by.
This is [...]

Its that time again. Ottawa DemoCamp9 is on Monday at a new location. The big news is that Ottawa’s top blogger, Alec Saunders, will be our MC. Should be lots of fun.
For those of you that don’t know, DemoCamp is an amazing event where some of Ottawa’s Up and Coming Tech Stars present the latest [...]

The following is a guest post by good friend Harley Finkelstein in response to an article from reportonbusiness.com entitled: A tech saviour’s manifesto:

Mr. Macdonald,
I recently read your manifesto article in the globe and mail.
To be honest, and as a 24 year old Law/MBA grad student and concurrently the founder of a tech venture firm, I [...]

I met Simon Chen at the last DemoCamp in Ottawa and he mentioned his new project called Sixent.com. I just tried out the service and created my own personal profile here: http://sixent.com/aydin/Public
Here is a screenshot:

I like Sixent since it gives me LOTS of privacy options… I get to determine who sees what and what is [...]

* Date: Monday, May 26, 2008 from 7pm to 9pm
* Location: The Velvet Room, 62 1/2 York Street, in the market
* Format for 6 demos: 2 minute introduction, 8 minute demo, 5 minutes for Q&A and discussion

What is DemoCamp?
Six demos by members of the Ottawa high tech community. Read more about it at AboutDemoCampOttawa. [...]

Scott Simpson from BitHeads really stood out as the person everyone remembered at the OCRI Awards. He gave the most entertaining and funny acceptance speech that I have ever seen when his company, BitHeads, won the award. He had the whole audience captivated and as a result, I think everyone knows about him and [...]

I’m a big Facebook fan but in the last little while I have been wondering about what Facebook will look like in the future… Just thinking about the advantages of having Facebook (especially with all the new privacy features) for government agencies seems like a godsend. I mean, if you think about it, people “without [...]

Just finished seeing the movie 10,000 BC @ the South Keys movie theater in Ottawa. It was absolutely amazing! Make sure to see it!
Here is the trailer:
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