Lessons from Austin, Texas
Jeffrey Doyle, Doyletech Economic development officers (EDOs) at the municipal level are nearly all keenly interested in having their municipalities or cities share inthe technology revolution that is sweeping the world. They view it as a creator of jobs and wealth. EDOs should be aware that it takes much more than technology to g
Some Perspectives on Marketing
Jeffrey Doyle, Doyletech Marketing is becoming a hot topic, particularly in Canada as we wrestle with the so-called “Commercialization Agenda”. One of the most insightful articles of all time was by Ted Levitt entitled “Marketing Myopia” – June/July 1960 issue of Harvard Business Review. It made reference to the inabilit
Building the Right Board of Directors
Neil Knudsen, Doyletech The recruitment and retention of a good board of directors can be formidable tasks in any company, particularly in a high technology company where a knowledge of the technology as well as an understanding of corporate governance is required. The first question that the owners of a new company must address i
Making Money from Your Technology
Jeffrey Doyle, Doyletech Most companies make extensive use of technology in the delivery of their products and services, regardless of the technology intensity of those products and services. Many companies develop technology of their own because suitable technology is not available commercially. Such technology can have significa
Canadian Productivity Discussions
Jeffrey Doyle, Doyletech We are concerned that the productivity debate could become counterproductive just as the R&D debate has. The problem with the R&D debate is that our politicians are scolding Canadian industry for not doing enough R&D even though our incentives for doing it are about the most generous in the wor
Lessons from Ottawa’s Tech Cluster
Jeffrey Doyle, Doyletech The Ottawa area has been fortunate over the years in that it has always had a good supply of entrepreneurs and innovators. While most of us consider the origins of what we call Silicon Valley North with the start-up of Computing Devices of Canada Ltd. However, in 1948 – seventy years earlier, […]
