Boy was my head all over the place last week. If you read my previous blog post (why the heck wouldn’t you?), you know it’s a weird time right now. Things usually slow down a bit in the summer, but the economy isn’t looking all that great. And it could get worse. So we’re thinking …
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Is there anything more fun than coming back to your inbox after a week off? As a quick aside and an example of something that is even less fun, our flight home from a trip to Banff (highly recommended travel destination!) last week actually got cancelled. We were supposed to fly back to Toronto from …
It all started with a book This story starts about two-and-a-half years ago, in December 2019, thanks to a book. At the time, I’d say I was in a bit of rut – not a professional rut, not an emotional rut, more of a physical rut. I’ve always done a good job at staying active, …
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Today’s buyers are increasingly making purchases online. They trust e-commerce portals like Amazon, eBay, and Etsy for finding exactly what they’re looking for and being able to buy it from a brand they already know. Digital Commerce 360 notes that this is why e-commerce businesses are seeing so much growth. The majority of consumers now …
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Oh what a week. Time and time again I get reminded about one of the hardest and coolest parts about being a solopreneur or founder of a company. And that is, wearing lots of hats. Some of those hats will fit easily, and others may need a little finessing. For me, developing a cold outreach strategy is …
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Most of my updates are strictly business, but today was a rougher day because I ran the longest I’d ever gone yesterday and was feeling it for the rest of the day (into Monday morning). As many of you know, I’m training for a marathon at the end of May, and we’re almost 1 month …
Big week ahead as we continue to barrel forward in the entrepreneurial sense. As we forge onward, it’s important to take a look at solopreneur business opportunities that successful businesses frequently pursue. On my end, there will be three key focuses: 1) Admin/operations Since we – at Visto – are still an early stage tech …
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Fun fact: today I’m taking the train home to spend the long weekend in Ottawa. As many of you know I’m based in Toronto, but was born and raised in Ottawa (about a 4 hour drive/train). Anyway, while I’ll be spending most of the weekend with family, we still have lots on the work plate …
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Back with another solopreneur update post with two huge events happening tonight. By “tonight”, I mean my Thursday night because I write these emails the night before they go out. But anyway, two exciting events: 1) I was invited to a fancy shmancy dinner downtown tonight by one of the bigger tech accelerators in the …
Hey folks, back with another solopreneur blog and update post. This post will take a closer look at how to improve customer success. The end of last week was busy, and wanted to quickly summarize it to give you more of a sense of what I’ve been up to. Running an immigration law firm and …
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