Lining Things Up http://www.liningthingsup.com An interview show featuring the creatives & entrepreneurs building Vancouver and British Columbia's digital economy. Feeder 2.3(2.3); Mac OS X Version 10.7.4 (Build 11E53) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Chad Kohalyk Thu, 10 May 2012 22:44:17 -0700 Thu, 10 May 2012 22:44:17 -0700 http://www.liningthingsup.com/ltu-album-art-144.jpg Lining Things Up http://www.liningthingsup.com 144 144 LINING THINGS UP: An interview show featuring the creatives & entrepreneurs building the digital economy of Vancouver and British Columbia. Chad Kohalyk An interview show featuring the creatives & entrepreneurs building the digital economy of Vancouver and British Columbia. startup, business, tech, technology, vancouver, british columbia, canada clean Chad Kohalyk ckohalyk@gmail.com no LTU 11 Daryl Chymko: Social Nerds http://www.liningthingsup.com Daryl Chymko banded with a few others to cofound the Okanagan Developer Group, helping to bring Okanagan’s tech community together. He is also cofounder of co+Lab, Kelowna’s hi-tech shared workspace. We talk about community, events and Startup Weekend (see the video). Meet him and many others in the Okanagan tech community at Digital Okanagan’s Spring into Summer Social.]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 22:44:07 -0700 0D9F55DD-5C88-4B5B-B63E-B6D4783DCCEE Chad Kohalyk A freelance web developer based in Kelowna, Daryl Chymko banded with a few others to cofound the <a href="http://okdg.org/">Okanagan Developer Group</a>, helping to bring Okanagan&#146;s tech community together. He is also cofounder of <a href="http://okcolab.com/">co+Lab</a>, Kelowna&#146;s hi-tech shared workspace. We talk about community, events and Startup Weekend (<a href="http://digitalokanagan.ca/2012/05/startup-weekend-okanagan-2012-2/">see the video</a>). Meet him and many others in the Okanagan tech community at <a href="http://digitalokanagan.eventbrite.com/?ref=ecount">Digital Okanagan&#146;s Spring into Summer Social</a>. no 23:47 LTU in Japan 04: Joseph Tame http://www.liningthingsup.com/injapan This is Part 4 in a special series of LTU in Japan, interviewing people involved in the tech industry in Japan.

A producer for video production outfit Virgin Earth, Joseph Tame has had an interesting path to Tokyo from the UK. We talk about his love of tech, the Tokyo Marathon, the Tohoku Earthquake, TED in Japan and livestreaming convenience store purchases.

]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:22:24 -0700 757C527E-34DC-4450-AAB7-4D3EB9764137 Chad Kohalyk This is Part 4 in a special series of LTU in Japan, interviewing people involved in the tech industry in Japan. A producer for video production outfit Virgin Earth, Joseph Tame has had an interesting path to Tokyo from the UK. We talk about his love of tech, the Tokyo Marathon, the Tohoku Earthquake, TED in Japan and livestreaming convenience store purchases. no 30:37 LTU in Japan 03: Oli Studholme http://www.liningthingsup.com/injapan This is Part 3 in a special series of LTU in Japan, interviewing people involved in the tech industry in Japan.

Based in Osaka, Oli Studholme is a front-end web designer, New Zealander and HTML5 Doctor. We had a conversation about Japanese design aesthetic, paying for web apps, native v. web apps, giving back to the web and being futurefriend.ly.

]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:10:33 -0700 BAE14842-05DC-47AD-AC07-AF25A07A0B3F Chad Kohalyk This is Part 3 in a special series of LTU in Japan, interviewing people involved in the tech industry in Japan. Based in Osaka, Oli Studholme is a front-end web designer, New Zealander and HTML5 Doctor. We had a conversation about Japanese design aesthetic, paying for web apps, native v. web apps, giving back to the web and being futurefriend.ly. no 31:37 LTU 09 Nigel Brooke: Not giving up life http://www.liningthingsup.com Nigel Brooke co-founded Steamclock Software with previous LTU interviewee Allen Pike. We get a little update on their app Prism and Nigel talks us through making the transition from big company to small start-up, all with a family, a little drama, and the Conservation of Useful Work Principle.]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:00:49 -0700 D8156A8C-BE01-4A9B-A643-573DF86B6CB9 Chad Kohalyk After spending 14 years in the games industry with Radical Entertainment, Nigel Brooke co-founded Steamclock Software with previous LTU interviewee Allen Pike. We get a little update on their app Prism and Nigel talks us through making the transition from big company to small start-up, all with a family, a little drama, and the Conservation of Useful Work Principle. no 27:17 LTU in Japan 02: Akky Akimoto http://www.liningthingsup.com/injapan This is Part 2 in a special series of LTU in Japan, interviewing people involved in the tech industry in Japan.

Episode 2: The "Robert Scoble" of Japanese blogging, Akky might be Japan's first corporate blogger, and is also a founder of English-language tech site Asiajin.com. He speaks to us about the challenge of taking Japanese tech abroad and privacy on the web.

]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:11:41 -0800 076DDF9F-0BB7-465C-91CC-DEF9BCC0488B Chad Kohalyk <em>This is Part 2 in a special series of <strong>LTU in Japan</strong>, interviewing people involved in the tech industry in Japan.</em> Episode 2: The "Robert Scoble" of Japanese blogging, <a href="http://akimoto.jp/">Akky</a> might be Japan's first corporate blogger, and is also a founder of English-language tech site <a href="http://asiajin.com/">Asiajin.com</a>. He speaks to us about the challenge of taking Japanese tech abroad and privacy on the web. no 27:06 LTU in Japan 01: Rick Martin http://www.liningthingsup.com/injapan This is Part 1 in a special series of LTU in Japan, interviewing people involved in the tech industry in Japan.

Episode 1: Originally from Newfoundland, Canada, Rick Martin lives in Tokyo and is the Japan editor for Penn Olson. In this episode we talk about the “virtual newsroom”, new Japanese tech heavies DeNA and GREE, and Japanese creativity.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:12:00 -0800 495A9801-049B-411D-912B-55660D5DC19A Chad Kohalyk This is Part 1 in a special series of LTU in Japan, interviewing people involved in the tech industry in Japan. Episode 1: Originally from Newfoundland, Canada, Rick Martin lives in Tokyo and is the Japan editor for Penn Olson. In this episode we talk about the “virtual newsroom”, new Japanese tech heavies DeNA and GREE, and Japanese creativity. no 31:21 LTU 08 Jesse Heaslip: NDA is a dirty, dirty word http://www.liningthingsup.com Jesse Heaslip (id8.ca) is a local entrepreneur whose most recent product is Intro-Up. In this episode he talks about how he wants to fix Vancouver, how his co-founded venture HackHut may help, meeting people in the real world and the history of Meetup.com.]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:33 -0800 8E58394A-046B-4204-9275-EC24ECD0CAB2 Chad Kohalyk Renowned for organizing numerous events for the tech community in Vancouver, Jesse Heaslip (id8.ca) is a local entrepreneur whose most recent product is Intro-Up. In this episode he talks about how he wants to fix Vancouver, how his co-founded venture HackHut may help, meeting people in the real world and the history of Meetup.com. no 29:02 LTU 07 Rick Perreault: Talk to customers http://www.liningthingsup.com Rick Perreault co-founded Unbounce to scratch an itch felt by many people trying to do promotion online. Rick talks to us about the benefits of landing pages and how they help to validate marketing campaigns or even product ideas. Moreover, Rick expounds on the importance of interacting with (potential) customers, even before launching your product.]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:40:53 -0800 67EA5CC3-D032-4CC5-9FD2-674FBE498FEA Chad Kohalyk Coming from a background in web design and marketing, Rick Perreault co-founded Unbounce to scratch an itch felt by many people trying to do promotion online. Rick talks to us about the benefits of landing pages and how they help to validate marketing campaigns or even product ideas. Moreover, Rick expounds on the importance of interacting with (potential) customers, even before launching your product. no 25:07 LTU 06 Allen Pike: Old fashioned http://www.liningthingsup.com Allen Pike has been through many iterations before co-founding Steamclock Software. In this week's program Allen talks to us about taking the leap from a big company to doing your own thing, how products can change, the problem with releasing universal iOS apps and the pros of self-funding and the studio model.]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:00:52 -0800 F79F41E9-B82C-46DB-9395-48DB4405A332 Chad Kohalyk Starting out as an entrepreneur at a very young age, Allen Pike has been through many iterations before co-founding Steamclock Software. In this week's program Allen talks to us about taking the leap from a big company to doing your own thing, how products can change, the problem with releasing universal iOS apps and the pros of self-funding and the studio model. no 31:14 LTU 05 Paul Lambert: 1 customer is worth a 100 users http://www.liningthingsup.com Paul Lambert, co-founder of online education startup matygo. Other topics include challenges of marketplace businesses, Paul's experience with startup accelerator GrowLab, and what not to do on demo day.]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:00:07 -0800 E32D360E-6524-4BCA-8770-CE6A90A7D93F Chad Kohalyk Experimentation, validation and traction are what we talk about this week with Paul Lambert, co-founder of online education startup matygo. Other topics include challenges of marketplace businesses, Paul's experience with startup accelerator GrowLab, and what not to do on demo day. no 20:46 LTU 04 Derek Shanahan: Changing Food http://www.liningthingsup.com Derek Shanahan is co-founder of Foodtree, a startup dedicated to transparency in the food system. Originally from Chicago, Derek came to Vancouver to participate in Bootup Labs with his co-founder Anthony Nicalo. In this episode Derek talks about soccer, food data standards, how quick a startup should start up, lead customer strategy and making money while making social change.]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00:49 -0800 9B6D5707-64D8-41BE-A43F-734D03AA3D2F Chad Kohalyk Derek Shanahan is co-founder of Foodtree, a startup dedicated to transparency in the food system. Originally from Chicago, Derek came to Vancouver to participate in Bootup Labs with his co-founder Anthony Nicalo. In this episode Derek talks about soccer, food data standards, how quick a startup should start up, lead customer strategy and making money while making social change. no 30:49 LTU 03 Jamie Seward: If it's fun to me... http://www.liningthingsup.com Jamie Seward talks about the games industry in Vancouver, the role of higher education in the software industry, forming his own games studio, and building the games he wants to play. His company Ironclad Games developed the award-winning Sins of a Solar Empire.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:00:00 -0800 BC4DC2B2-979D-4821-96D7-E309C38709EC Chad Kohalyk PC game designer and developer Jamie Seward talks about the games industry in Vancouver, the role of higher education in the software industry, forming his own games studio, and building the games he wants to play. His company Ironclad Games developed the award-winning Sins of a Solar Empire. no 23:07 LTU 02 Cristian Strat: A bias towards action http://www.liningthingsup.com Cristian Strat is a hacker and entrepreneur who founded Summify with his fellow Romanian Mircea Paşoi. Together they came to Vancouver from Romania as applicants of local startup accelerator Bootup Labs. Cristian joins us this week to talk about building corporate culture in a startup, raising money and equity, and the importance of prototyping your ideas.]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:58 -0800 9644E808-00DE-441D-8A2E-820B9DB7D9E5 Chad Kohalyk Cristian Strat is a hacker and entrepreneur who founded Summify with his fellow Romanian Mircea Paşoi. Together they came to Vancouver from Romania as applicants of local startup accelerator Bootup Labs. Cristian joins us this week to talk about building corporate culture in a startup, raising money and equity, and the importance of prototyping your ideas. no 23:05 LTU 01 Martin Ertl: Thriving http://www.liningthingsup.com Martin Ertl founded contractually to make the legal experience for small businesses "welcoming, simple and delightful." In this episode we spoke of the legal challenges early startups face, meeting with others in the startup community and the entrepreneurial spirit in Vancouver.]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:00:57 -0700 CF05AB41-E4E9-4A71-8ED1-2EADF94590DE Chad Kohalyk From lawyer to startup entrepreneur, Martin Ertl founded contractually to make the legal experience for small businesses "welcoming, simple and delightful." In this episode we spoke of the legal challenges early startups face, meeting with others in the startup community and the entrepreneurial spirit in Vancouver. no 26:14