As bank credit and government loans are getting harder to find for companies with promising ideas but no money, we may be entering a fertile era for peer-to-peer lending. Peer-to-peer lending is the most basic financial concept you can find, and probably the oldest. It is the simple practice of lending and borrowing directly between [...]
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Branding Locally-Made as the Real Premium
July 12, 2009 – 10:57 am
“Made in the USA”, or even better, “Made in Canada”, is definitely a branding that scores high in our opinion as consumers. We are probably not alone. Much has been said about the role of the US housing bubble in the current economic woes, less about the role of China and our addiction to consumption. [...]
Ah non ! Pas encore le Grand Prix !
July 3, 2009 – 4:36 am
Depuis que le grand boss de la F1 Bernie Ecclestone a évoqué la possibilité d’un retour de la F1 à Montréal en 2010, les fantasmes vont bon train en ville. On évoque même la participation de Montréal à un championnat concurrent organisé par la Formula One Teams Association. Le maire Gérald Tremblay est allé jusqu’à [...]
Guy Laliberté: le cirque de la philanthropie?
June 8, 2009 – 5:50 pm
Quebec has always celebrated creativity. But what if creativity is used to cover an empty shell? People will give Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté a lot more respect if he stops staging philanthropy as just another show.
Vidéo de ma conférence à Webcom 2009
May 28, 2009 – 11:57 am
Here’s the video of my keynote at Webcom 2009. See previous post for the complete PowerPoint presentation.
“Redéfinir le normal”, ma présentation Webcom 2009
May 25, 2009 – 5:29 pm
Here’s a copy of my PowerPoint presentation at Webcom 2009, “The New Normal: The Web as a Performance Tool in a Shifting Economy” (in French).
La mort annoncée du DIX30
May 19, 2009 – 5:31 am
DIX30 was supposed to be the ultimate next-generation retail experience. Located in Brossard, 15 minutes from Montreal downtown, DIX30 was touted as a threat to all the other shopping malls and to Montreal itself. Four years later, the concept just doesn’t work.
Lancement officiel de CAMARADE
May 13, 2009 – 2:07 pm
Nous sommes fiers de vous annoncer le lancement officiel de Camarade, qui regroupera dorénavant toutes mes activités, incluant Sessions Média ainsi que le blogue que vous êtes en train de lire. Le site a été mis en ligne ce matin à l’adresse http://marade.ca. J’ai eu la chance de l’annoncer en primeur dans le cadre de ma conférence [...]