Advisory Email – Jan 2024

In the view of transparency, below is an excerpt from an advisory email I sent this month:

Happy Lunar New Year << Test First Name >>!

Per annual tradition, here’s my 2023 year in review post will my transparent financials, key accomplishments, (un)accomplishments, juicy lessons, and what’s coming up in 2024.

UPDATES 🎉
Tech Yukon
Lots of interesting upcoming events (many are virtual) on IP, AI, and Digital Transformation. Learn more and RSVP here: https://techyukon.ca/all-events/

Friends in Yukon: Come by and say hi!

• I’ll be in Whitehorse on Feb 28th for the Funder Meet & Greet organized by Government of Yukon’s Department of Economic Development.
• And at our Understanding IP: The different ways to protect your ideas and inventions event on the 29th.

Selling Ethically: The C.A.R.E. Methodology

• Didn’t complete it as I hoped in late January, but finally writing the last chapter (page 227)!
• Still on schedule to be officially released on March 8th.
• Teaser sections:
  • De-escalating Customer Complaints with C.A.R.E.
  • Collecting Sales Metrics & Measuring the Right Things
  • Reassessing your Goals with STOP: Stop, Think, Organize, Plan

GRATITUDE 🤝

• Laura Barreca for the opportunity to facilitate the Design Thinking & Innovation Workshop at BCIT’s Peak Leadership Program.
• Tran Tri Dung from SwissEP & Viet Hung Nguyen from Ecomdy for the exciting opportunity to support with the launch of their new Ecombator Program: An incubator for Advertising, Marketing, and Ecommerce startups.
• Raymond Yu from Overdrive Autotuning for the quick fix on my stuck trunk door! He’s my default go-to “car guy”.
• Kenneth Ip for having me do a workshop on customer discovery and mentor at the recent Techstars Vancouver Startup Weekend.

Next: Feb 2024 Advisory Newsletter