By Alexandra Reid
At Social Media Breakfast Ottawa yesterday, Sam Ladner presented her research on the mobile work life, which seeks to add to our current understanding of the smartphone and its impact on work/life balance, practically, culturally and symbolically.
According to Ladner, smartphones fundamentally transform the way we communicate at work, at home and in between. We are now contacting people as they move through multiple social contexts through an array of channels, including voice, text, email, calendaring and other applications. In her opinion, the complexity of the mobile space has been swept under the rug. Mobile phones are reconfiguring our habitual social interactions, yet we know little about how and in what ways those interactions are changing. Ladner’s presentation brought to light a number of important findings.
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This is the 32nd article in a continuing series that examines the state of the ecosystem necessary to successfully bring technology to market. Based on dozens of interviews with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors, business leaders, academics, tech-transfer experts and policy makers, this series looks at what is working and what can be improved in the go-to-market ecosystem in the United States, Canada and Britain. We invite your feedback.
By Francis Moran and Leo Valiquette
While there will no doubt be the occasional post that will still fall into the Commercialization Ecosystem category, today marks the official end of this series with which we launched our new blog back in February. Next week, we will introduce several new series, but first, let’s conclude our three-part recap of what we have learned about getting technology to market.
Two weeks ago, we began with insights and practical advice on securing investment capital and finding champions to help get your technology to market. Last week, we continued with commercializing university IP, the value of mentor capital and what it means to be lean. Today we conclude with the strategic role marketing must play from day one of a startup, engaging with your community and what role government should play.
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Thank you for being with us for the seventh month of our new blog. In case you missed any, here is a recap of our posts from August, beginning with, in chronological order, the latest installments in our series, The Commercialization Ecosystem.
August 2: Getting university IP to market: How Canada falls short by Francis Moran & Leo Valiquette
August 4: Is your invention novel enough to warrant a patent? by David French
August 10: Getting university IP to market: Who needs to step up? by Francis Moran & Leo Valiquette
August 15: Getting university IP to market: Levering youthful ambition by Francis Moran & Leo Valiquette
August 22: 30 considerations for getting tech to market: Part 1 by Francis Moran & Leo Valiquette
August 29: 30 considerations for getting tech to market: Part 2 by Francis Moran & Leo Valiquette
August 31: File early, file often to accommodate changes in U.S. patent law by David French
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By Alexandra Reid
Social media has transformed the way we communicate online, but creating content for the social web does not require a revolution in the way that we have traditionally produced content. News value and proper writing style still apply; what has changed is the environment, which provides us with new tools that require a more conversational approach and faster pace to producing content.
New media still favours content that is newsworthy and concise. The core components of newsworthy content a hundred years ago maintain relevancy in today’s social web, which are timing, proximity, significance, prominence and humanity. The same rules for good writing are also valued today. Brevity is still regarded by many as the soul of wit. Grammar, spelling and proper sentence style are still integral to demonstrating professionalism and authority.
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This is the 31st article in a continuing series that examines the state of the ecosystem necessary to successfully bring technology to market. Based on dozens of interviews with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors, business leaders, academics, tech-transfer experts and policy makers, this series looks at what is working and what can be improved in the go-to-market ecosystem in the United States, Canada and Britain. We invite your feedback.
By Francis Moran and Leo Valiquette
Last week, we began a three-part recap of our Commercialization Ecosystem series with insights and practical advice on securing investment capital and finding champions to help get your technology to market. We continue this week with commercialization out of the university setting, the value of mentor capital and building your startup’s DNA.
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