No, not Breaking Bad (good show though!). Learn about effective shareholder agreements, a new member spotlight, Toronto Tech Fest, and kick off summer with the PORCH Picnic!
Kick-off your summer with the PORCH Picnic! June 1st at 1pm.
Join us on Saturday, June 1st at the lovely Ashbridges Bay Park.
We always talk about the importance of work-life balance so turn that computer off and come unwind, play some corn hole, and enjoy the sunshine (hopefully) in Toronto.
This event is FREE and open to everyone!
Don't forget to bring the following (it's a PICNIC):
Your own food and drink for anyone with you
Picnic blanket / lawn chairs, etc.
Feel free to bring some outdoor games/sports and don't forget the sunglasses
Accelerator Centre is hosting a Pitch Coaching Open House on May 30th at the AC in Waterloo. Each participant crafts a dynamic 5-minute pitch to present. Following your pitch, you’ll receive 10 minutes of personalized feedback from seasoned coaches assigned to your room. With six founders per room, you’ll not only receive valuable feedback but also gain insights from your peers’ experiences.
Conflicts amongst shareholders are almost inevitable during the lifecycle of a corporation. Disputes can lead to operational inefficiencies, increased costs, or even the downfall of your
company. To mitigate these risks, a well-drafted shareholder agreement is crucial.
Corporate commercial lawyer Charlie Macfarlane has some valuable insights on drafting and maintaining an effective shareholder agreement, covering topics from ongoing
Jen and Ravi in one week! Recent PORCH Talk Sessions
We had two amazing sessions in PORCH the past week with truly incredible speakers!
📩 Emails the Work w/ Jen-Allen Knuth – identify problems don't push products, email elements that increase response rates, subject line do's and don'ts, personalized outreach for relevance and response, and much more: Watch the Recording on the PORCH Hub
🎤 Crafting a Compelling Elevator Story w/ Ravi Rajani – the importance of unpredictability in storytelling, defining effective storytelling, and the four-step framework:Watch the Recording on the PORCH Hub
Community Discussions
Here are some of the recent valuable discussions in the PORCH Slack that we all learn from:
The increase in remote work has opened up the talent pool.
But it comes down to access and transparency.
Introducing... Jiten Thummar and his company, Tech Trica!
Tech Trica has a straightforward mission – to seamlessly link businesses with the tech expertise they need, whether for short-term projects or long-term collaborations.
When the challenges of access, transparency, and trust are solved, leveraging global talent is something that all companies can embrace!
Our first #PORCHintro was a special interview with Sachi Kittur!
In every interview, we ask for a recipe from their home country that we will later try and make.
Sachi shared one of her favourites, Daal Chawal 🍛
Daal Chawal is a dish dating back to ancient India and is considered a filling and nutritious meal that is easy to prepare (thank you for giving us an easy one to start with, Sachi).
And so one of our founders, Hunter, and his special guest chef (a.k.a his mother), got to work in the kitchen!
Suited up in their custom PORCH chef jackets and a recent trip to the Asian food grocer, you’d swear it was Gordon Ramsey in this video.
Check out our first-ever #PORCHcooking edition!
New PORCH Partnership: Hillsdon Consulting
We look for a few things in partners...
People First: just like members joining the community, the first thing we look at is the person.
Mission: we are truly passionate about our mission to help support immigrant entrepreneurs and professionals, and our partners align with this vision.
Product/Service: we want to make sure that their product/service provides value to members. Many times, these are tools and connections that members requested.
This new partnership ticks all of the boxes!
Hillsdon Consulting offers a range of bespoke services for innovative solutions and optimized growth for SMEs in Canada and overseas. Over the last 6 years, the team has supported hundreds of entrepreneurs and their companies through successful launch and growth stages.
As experts in the Canadian Start-Up Visa immigration program, their all-inclusive services guide clients through ideation and product-market-fit, strategic business planning, leadership and sales training, startup-investor pitch coaching, and connections to legal and tech development partners to maximize your chance of success on arrival.
We are excited to grow this partnership and work together to support immigrant entrepreneurs through their journeys!
