Alva Ching
Alva has authored 170 articles.
This week, TwentyThirty online magazine features Adolfo Hernandez, a Latino community leader in Chicago who works to improve healthcare and early childhood development.Our partner organization Invest Ottawa recently published an article on the AccelerateOTT panel discussion wtih a simple message: invest in women founded businesses.Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance recently wrote an article on Drake's latest album and music copyright.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you.
Multiplicity's What's Cool Weekly
Removing Old Underwater Oil Rigs Worse Than Leaving Them?
Credit Score For Developers - Code Score...Our partner organization CIX is proud to be bringing back their annual growth-stage stage startups conference!This week, online magazine TwentyThirty interviews Adrien Joly and talks about the rich and complex culture of Marseille.Our partner organization Invest Ottawa has recently made a post on acquiring and keeping top talent.Our partner organization, startGBC, recently posted about two successful George Brown entrepreneurs.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you.Our partner organization YEDI is hosting their Spring 2018 Venture Fair.This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features migration, a hot topic right now that constantly finds itself in the headlines.Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance recently wrote an article on starting a business alongside your full-time job.Our partner organization startGBC recently celebrated their top 20 finish at the Enactus Nationals Exposition.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you.
Multiplicity's What's Cool Weekly
New Experimental Gene Therapy Might Heal Spinal Injuries
How Does Salmonella Get In Cereal?
U...This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features a Responsible Leader from Latin America, Juan Carlos Diaz Bilbao.Our partner organization YEDI is proud to present the Fall 2018 Incubator Track!Our partner organization My Byward Office recently wrote an article on entrepreneurial perspective.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you.
Multiplicity's What's Cool Weekly
New Blockchain Platform: Religion
Lab Successfully Convert White Blood Cells into Neurons
New...The Business Development Bank of Canada has shared us with this event hosted by Visa Canada.As a follow up to a previous week's article on what impact investing is, this is one where the author shares why she believes impact investing is necessary for a sustainable future.Our partner organization YEDI is a proud partner of the Ariel University Summer Business School.Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance recently wrote an article on investng in your career.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you.
Journey
This past week, I as well as a group of respected colleagues, were confronted with the dilemma to choose between the following quotes...Our partner organization CoMotion is proud to host the Electronics Hamilton meetup!This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features an interview with Kilian Kleinschmidt, who managed the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan, one of the largest in the world.Our partner organization ImpactHub Ottawa posted an article on finding happiness.Our partner organization My ByWard Office recently published an article on the rise of entrepreneurs setting up shop in cafes.This past week, I as well as a group of respected colleagues, were confronted with the dilemma to choose between the following quotes to decide which of the two is more inspiring to me: 'I have a dream' or 'If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses'.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you. Journey Every time I prep a sales session for a group of entrepreneurs, I seriously contemplate turning my 90-minute session into a 90-second sess...Our partner organization CoMotion is proud to host the Generation Z Hamilton Networking event this May 9th!Our partner organization YEDI is proud to announce their recent celebration of ranking as the #1 University Linked Accelerator in the world with the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.We've upgraded one of our systems and in the process had server-related slowness and other issues. The problem is resolved and our site is running seamlessly at this point.Our partner organization TribalScale is proud to present TakeOver Conference 2018.This week, online magazine TwentyThirty featuresAndrew Lamb and his team at Field Ready, who provide disaster relief with 3D printing technology .With the help of Multiplicity, a Toronto-based nonprofit that provides education and mentorship to startups, INFINITI launched its first North American-based INFINITI LAB in early spring 2017.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! A problem I’ve seen often in high-growth companies is an inability to scale storytelling.Our partner organization startGBC recently wrote about their 'early-stage incubator', Social Innovation Hub.We at Clausehound are friends of York Angel Investors, who along with Valhalla Private Capital Group, is bringing their internationally recognized BaseCamp program back to Toronto on May 15 - 17.This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features a step by step breakdown of what impact investing is and things to consider if you're thinking about doing some impact investing of your own.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! By now we think we’re pretty smart – we’ve made it easier for folks to navigate and read one of the most complicated things in the world to read – legal documents. But then along has come “smart contracts”, to remind our team at my beloved Clausehound.com that there’s always someone “smarter” out there.Links from this article:Original YEDI event pageOur partner organization YEDI is excited to announce their not-for-profit venture fair! Come take a look...Links from this article:Original CPDOnline event pageOur partner organization CPDOnline is proud to announce their 3rd Annual Conference on Business Law...This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features Sufyan, one of the many lawyers who organized other attorneys during the January 2017 Muslim travel ban to make sure nobody at the O'Hare International Airport would be without free legal advice.Our partner organization recently posted about how to apologize to employees for some mistakes.Links from this article:Webinar Registration PageNew to Clausehound? Familiarize yourself with the Small Business Law Library by attending one of our wee...Links from this article:Original Application PageApplication deadlines to apply is March 30th. Startups can apply on the F6S website. What is the Start...The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! Startup founders are often 'sipping their own Kool Aid'. In the early days of a startup company, the founders often envision and believe with almost cult-like intensity in a product or market need that sometimes no one else can see.Links from this article:Event pageOur partner organization CoMotion is proud to host the Generation Z Hamilton Networking event. Young entrepreneurs will...Links from this article:Event pageOur partner organization CoMotion is excited to announce the next installment of this series of talks. Hosted by Salvat...This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features the story of modern day slavery that brings calls for action, including some your business can take!Our partner organization YEDI is excited to share that they have been ranked the #1 university-linked business accelerator in the world by UBI Global!Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance recently published a blog on how to find the right insurance for you.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! According to TheChineseZodiac.org, the Chinese Zodiac’s complexity lies in the Oriental system of reckoning time, the key players being the Sun, Moon and Jupiter, which are seen to traverse the heavens at vastly different speeds to one another.Links from this article:EPICentre Event pageEPICentre is hosting a one day workshop on March 16th on social entrepreneurship and innovation. This will in...Links from this article:TechTO Event pageTechTO is one of the major regular tech meetups in Toronto, with big names and attendance at each one. This time...This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features inequality in front-of-house versus kitchen staff income due to the nature of tipping.Our partner organization Futurpreneur has made a blog post on getting enough sleep, the short and long-term benefits of making sleep a priority.Our partner organization Collage HR recently published an article on managing workplace gossip.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! This week my beloved Clausehound.com was accepted into the CTA New York accelerator.Links from this article:TechTO event pageAnother event brought to you by TechTO, this is their monthly meetup for February! There will be 4 speakers, a t...Links from this article:StartupTech event pageOne can never attend too many networking events! This one will be taking place at Spaces Queen West. It wil...Links from this article: Legal Innovation Zone event page
User experience is key to attracting and keeping new customers, and perfecting yours is im...This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features ways for social innovators to unlock the power of Sustainable Development Goals.In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on healthy workplace cultures that promote wellness.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! I had the pleasure this weekend of judging the 2017 IBK Business Plan competition which brings MBA students from around the world in a head to head elimination competition, showcasing the next big thing.Links from this article: Event page
Our partner organization the Legal Innovation Zone has shared this event on improving your social media presence. Hosted by Craig Major from the Startup Coach, le...Links from this article: Event page
Our partner organization the Legal Innovation Zone has shared this event on AI. 5 high level company executives will be talking about how you can enhance your cus...Links from this article:Event pageOur partner organization the Legal Innovation Zone has shared this event on AI. This event will feature 5 experience sp...This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features the co-founder of TriCiclos (the first certified B corporation in South America) in measuring the carbon footprint of the Pope's recent visit to Chile.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto recently Sloan Galler and vision for Fintros.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! From student to entrepreneur, and back. And what an education it was. I never considered myself to be the entrepreneurial type.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto has a feature on UPPLift Toronto.This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features Estonia. Despite being a relatively tiny country compared to other developed countries, Estonia has 99% of its services accessible online.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! Whether you’re building innovative products at large companies or small startups, you shouldn’t have a long roadmap.Links from this article:CoMotion event pageOur partner organization CoMotion is hosting a talk about ecommerce! Organized by Karen Maraj, there will be a...Links from this article:CoMotion event pageOur partner organization CoMotion is hosting a talk about Bitcoin and blockchains! Hosted at CoMotion on King...This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features an article on Stefan Voigt and his compelling argument for unplugging.eOur partner organization Bullfrog Insurance recently published an article on improving calls to action.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! So you have an idea. It starts in your head and your excitement leads you to bring it to the world.This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features an article on Reverend Donte Hickman, and a few other residents, in their quest for a better Baltimore.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto recently wrote an article on Ben Zifkin, founder of the world's fastest growing B2B network, Hubba.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! Most goals we have are destinations. They manifest as a lifestyle we desire, a type of person we want to be with.In collaboration with our partner organization, the University-Industry Liason Office, we are proud to announce the Entreinvestor Training Program!This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features an article on Benjamin Powell, CEO of Agora Partnerships, which aims to drive social change through investing in small businesses.Our partner organization Maple Leaf Angels recently wrote a blog post on their lastest funding of Suncayr.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto recently published an article on Primo, which helps beginners learn to skateboard.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! To My Younger Self, Every day you’re learning new things about yourself and changing. Which could also imply that every day you’re a slightly different person.Links from this article: HackerNest event page
Our partner organization is hosting a tech meetup in Brampton!
Join them for a night of casual conversation with other tech enthusiasts at Rose Thea...Links from this article: HackerNest event page
Our partner organization is hosting a tech meetup in Kitchener-Waterloo!
Join them for a night of casual conversation with other tech enthusiasts at...Our partner organization York Entrepreneurship Development Institution is opening applications for their Israel Start-Up Mission!Our partner organization Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator is excited to announce the loation of their new building!This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features an article on Suleiman Bakhit, a comic artist who uses his characters to empower youths in Jordan.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! I just watched this video on spirals and it struck me that pattern matching is very important to us collectively.Links from this article:Event pageOur partner organization HackerNest is proud to sponsor Fishackathon! Fishackathon, happening February 10-11, is lookin...This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features an article on the idea of a legal toolbox, an online platform that contains the necessary information for an investor to make an informed decision when looking into foreign locations.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto recently posted an article on UPPlift.Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance recently posted an article on getting the most out of your social media.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! I just finished an application to enter our startup, Spiffy, in a pitch contest with a prize of $100,000, and I had a funny thought.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto recently posted an article on the collaboration the University of Toronto's Impact Centre and Cut Coffee Inc.Our partner organization is excited to announce their annual Razzle Dazzle! This December 19th in Hamilton, this event is open for everybody to come and meet the innovative minds within CoMotion's doors.Our partner organization CoMotion is hosting a talk about Bitcoin and blockchains!This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features an interview of Robert Krimmer, a professor at the Tallinn University of Technology, on how E-governance has been implemented with great success in Estonia and how you can extend this success to other countries.Our partner organization CoMotion features an article on the events that tie a coworking space together as a community.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! I’ve been researching the concept of 'openness' in organizations. I came across this concept when I watched this fireside chat with Mike Cannon-Brookes of Atlassian at Startup Battlefield Australia, released one week ago.Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance put out this article right before its mentioned holiday season.Links from this article: HackerNest event page
Our partner organization HackerNest is hosting a tech meetup in Toronto! Join them for a night of cas...Links from this article: HackerNest event page
Our partner organization HackerNest is hosting a tech meetup in Montreal! Join them for a night of ca...Links from this article: TechTO event page
Our partner organization Tech Toronto is having their next meeting on December 4th. Many CEOs and founders have spoken at these monthly events, with anot...This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features Think.iT which connects skilled, unemployed North African workers to international companies.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto recently released an article on Venture for Canada.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! Our team is growing at my beloved Clausehound.com, and that is great. It is no longer a big panic to get from version to version or from demo to demo.Links from this article: CoMotion event page
Our partner organization CoMotion is excited to announce their HamOnt ML event on December 2!
The first machine learning conference to take place in H...Links from this article: HackerNest event page
Our partner organization is hosting a tech meetup in Ottawa!
Join them for a night of casual conversation with other tech enthusiasts at Colony VR!...Links from this article: HackerNest event page
Our partner organization is hosting a tech meetup in Peterborough!
Join them for a night of casual conversation with other tech enthusiasts at Retro...Our partner organization CoMotion features an article on how to get the most out of coworking.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto has published an article on Tech4SickKids.This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features the fascinating concept of bringing about social change as an intrapreneur (as opposed to entrepreneur), along with how to become one yourself.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! Opinion For this week’s Founder’s Only I dug into Faheem’s podcast archives.Faheem is a member of Founder’s Only and he and I were MBA friends over a decade ago.Our partner organization recently featured an article on the Thales Student Innovation Championship.This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features an article and short video that depicts the struggles of a Nigerian in her fight for democracy.Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance recently published an article on the decline of 9-5 work hours.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! Julie Zuzek 'the Corporate Yogi' and I have been friends for nearly a decade, and I have often tried to apply her approach to the 'enntrepreneur mindset' over the course of my own founder journey.This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features Vincent's journey, and his company Kiron, which is a mobile app that partners with universities worldwide to help refugees get access to higher level education.A Letter of Intent (often referred to as an LOI) or an Investor Term Sheet is a document that is often used between a potential investor and a company to settle the material terms and conditions of an investment.Our partner organization North of 41 is proud to support the Tech4SickKids Initiative.Our partner organization Collage has released an article on managing medical marijuana in your workplace.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! A couple of years ago, I headed up the social entrepreneurship and social finance efforts at the BMW Foundation in Berlin. As I got to know more and more social innovation organisations, big and small, I started to notice an unsettling trend.Links from this article: Event page
Our partner organization North of 41, along with TSX and Accelerator Centre, are hosting an event on PR strategies for growing startups and businesses.
This wi...Our partner organization Enactus is opening applications for their 20th annual Student Entrepreneurship National Competition.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto has recently written an post on Food Starter.Our partner organization EPICentre has recently posted an article on staying focused in the retail business.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! It’s now September 26, 2017, our fifteenth anniversary. It took me a year to reflect on all of this and to write this post.We are excited to see the growth of our partner organization Impact Hub!Our collaborator Lot42 is excited to announce their grand opening this October 21st!Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto has recently published an article on the Summer Company program.I was grabbing a coffee at Le Gourmand in Toronto and I saw a guy wearing a shirt that said 'Find what you love and let it kill you.' I was initially skeptical, because death sucks, but I was also intrigued, so I Googled it.This Robot Just Wants To Hug A Jellyfish Without Committing JellymurderLinks from this article: TechTO Meetup event page
Our partner organization Tech Toronto is having their next meeting on October 16th.
Many CEOs and founders have spoken at these monthly events, wit...Our partner organization, the University of Western, is excited to announce their newest accelerator!Our partner organization Futurpreneur published an article on customer loyalty.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto has recently published an article on the Fashion industry in Toronto.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! As soon as I met Jennifer and Upside Foundation of Canada, I liked what they were all about. Their foundation promotes the allocation of 1% of your company’s equity to a charitable purpose.Links from this article: startGBC Event Page
Our partner organization has opened up registration for their #WhyNotMe discussion panel.
There will be talks from leading entrepreneurs such as Nicol...Our partner organization startGBC wrote about an entreprenuer overcoming his failures.Our partner organization EPICentre published an article on overcoming one of humanity's greatest fears: public speaking.Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance has very recently published a piece on how to improve your online reach.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! When you’re a young, broke student, beers are like gold. In college dorms, they’re an entirely separate currency.TakeOver Innovation Conference is happening this year!Links from this article:Event Registration Page - With 50% Off!Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto is now selling tickets for their new event, Small Business Marketing Forum. Learn from market...Links from this article: YEDI Not For Profit Track Registration Page YEDI Not For Profit Track Event Page
Our partner organization YEDI is now accepting applications from innovative not-for-profit...Links from this article: CIX Summit Registration Page CIX Summit Event Page
Our partner organization Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has just opened the sign-up for their event Meeting Exchange...Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto recently posted about the journey of entrepreneur Vikram Rangnekar from Silicon Valley to Toronto.Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance has released a new article about the two most popular collaboration tools.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! Transcendental meditation is having a moment. Everyone from Hugh Jackman to Oprah is an avid fan.Links from this article: Event Page Application Page
Our partner organization YEDI is excited to announce their new entrepreneurship program.
Open t...Our partner organization Collage recently wrote an article about classification of employees versus independent contractors.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto released an article about the growth of civic technology in Toronto.Our partner organization Futurpreneur has published an article on helpful reminders for entrepreneurs.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you. INFINTI Lab is all wrapped up and it was a wonderful experience. I had the fortune to arrange some seasoned and serial entrepreneurs to come in and speak at the Lab.Links from this article: TechToronto Events
In just 10 days time, our partner organization TechToronto will be hosting their next event.
Many CEOs a...Our partner organization Futurpreneur has released a new article on making the most of your meetings.Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto recently wrote an article about the evolution of retail in Toronto.An IP Transfer Agreement is an agreement between an individual or corporation transferring its intellectual property to another individual or corporation.The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! When it rains, it pours. Life events aren’t evenly distributed. Changes seem to bombard us in clusters as if they conspired on timing, prying us from the calm of everyday life, and distracting us from getting on with our plans.Our partner organization Fractal Scale has recently posted an article on learning about network centrality.Our partner organization CoMotion has posted a blog article on how you can motivate yourself.See the List of Important Terms in an IP Transfer Agreement.Prior to sending your drafted agreement to a counterparty of executing the agreement, it is important to thoroughly review the agreement for both content and form. These are some of the key items that a drafter should keep in mind when reviewing an agreement.To map a checklist into an agreement. Read through the agreement clause by clause.When entering into an important contract, take the time to discuss with your business partners, advisors and legal counsel, to make sure that you are clear about your opportunities and risks. In this article, we describe four simple steps to follow to make sure that your interests are protected when negotiating an agreement.