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April, 2010 Monthly archive

Focus on your core business by using websites like Shorttask and Fiverr

There are tasks that you should dedicate time on and there are tasks that are just blatant chores. With online services like Shorttask or Fiverr, you can find people that will get rid of these headaches for you.  The services are cheap too, under $5 for all the offerings I’ve seen.

What kind of helpful services for your business are there? Here are a few:

From Fiverr

- I will make a colorful contact form for your landing page for $5

- I will create a custom logo for your business or website for $5

- I will write a short review of your site and bookmark your site link once on twitter,digg,reddit,stumbleupon, propeller and yahoo buzz for $5

- I will write you a new slogan for your business/product for $5

- I will become a fan and suggest your page to my over 10,000 friends for $5

Right now, I would recommend using Fiverr over Shorttask, seeing there are more people offering services. Although, I guess it doesn’t really matter since you can make postings to request specific services on both sites. Fiverr looks more user-friendly though!

Peter Kao

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Startup Lessons Learned Conference Simulcast – April 23, 2010

Register for this free conference here.

When: Friday, April 23, 2010 from 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM (ET)

Where: Accelerator Building in Waterloo

Event details:

This is a simulcast of the SF event.

Startup Lessons Learned is the first event designed to unite those interested in what it takes to succeed in building a lean startup. The goal for this event is to give practitioners and students of the lean startup methodology the opportunity to hear insights from leaders in embracing and deploying the core principles of the lean startup methodology. The day-long event will feature a mix of panels and talks focused on the key challenges and issues that technical and market-facing people at startups need to understand in order to succeed in building successful lean startups.

Join the startup community at the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo to share the ideas explored at the conference via the live stream.

To learn more about the Lean Startup visit:

Eric Ries’ Blog – Startup Lessons Learned

Steve Blank’s Blog

Lean Startup Circle Google Group

Check out the videos describing the conference.

Register for this free conference here.

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Pitch competition – May 17th-18th, 2010

More events. Yay!

Impact is managing the Pitch Competition happening at OCE’s upcoming Discovery Conference on May 17th-18th, 2010 and we are offering an amazing opportunity for young entrepreneurs who are looking for their big break.

The deal is simple. OCE is offering a $18,000 non-recourse micro loan for any undergraduate or graduate student in Ontario that is looking for funding to start up their company. All they have to do is submit a short video and a quick application form by Monday, April 19th, 2010.

All the details are here: http://www.ocediscovery.com/entrepreneur_start-up2010.aspx

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