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Jamie McDonald
Co-founder
TechToronto July 2015
The robots are coming:
lessons from Hubdoc
Startup Expectations
=
Startup Reality
Lessons learned
When to pivot
When to pivot
How to pivot
Customer Development
Stepping on the gas
Team + Traction
Advice for all of us
1. Be great at an important skill
2. Refine your skill faster than your
peers
3. Take your skills to a startup
4. Once you are noticed by a mentor,
take every project she offers
5. Teach everyone around you everything
you have learned
http://calacanis.com/2015/07/04/the-most-important-piece-of-advice-for-folks-starting-
their-careers/
Let’s talk!
@jamiemcdonald jamiem@hubdoc.com 416-825-4819

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