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Glen McKay: From Newfoundland Fishing Boat Deckhand to Mining CEO

Hearpreneur

Newfoundland’s Glen McKay has had a long and successful career in several industries, including construction, finance and mining. In 1997, McKay co-founded junior mineral resource company, Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. Carl Foss and Keith Phelan take care of the operations side, while I handle finance and administration.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Start-up | Mondays. How to Incorporate.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #11: New Year’s advice for middle-aged people

Austin Startup

Bill Wood, founder of Silverton Partners and an early General Partner at Austin Ventures before, said something that got me thinking (quoting from the SiliconHills article ): Because it’s easy to startup a company and doesn’t take a lot of money, Silverton Partners sees more startups forming, Wood said.

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Building a Great Startup Board: Pt 1

Reid Hoffman

With his usual awesome first principles focus, my friend Reed Hastings has articulated that the fundamental responsibility of the board is to hire, fire, and compensate the CEO. For example, I frequently tell people that hiring a CEO is an activity that usually has–at best–a.500 You rarely can find that quality in a hired gun.

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking. One of the key ways I stay motivated is having a business partner who shares the same passion and goals as me. When my motivation lags, I think about sitting across the desk from my last boss ever in 1997. 18- Two ways.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

You’ve come full cycle from vision, to hiring some people, raising some cash, arguing about direction, setting a release date, missing a release date, feeling like you’ve effed everything up, regrouping, rethinking, getting back on track and then setting your baby loose into the wild. But not for the faint hearted.&#.