Startups & industrial entrepreneurship
From craftsmanship to industry: the guide to scaling without betraying your DNA in Montreal
Scaling to an industrial level doesn’t mean sacrificing your craft-based soul, but translating it into a language of data and replicable processes. Success lies in quantifying your “secret recipes” into measurable parameters (pH, viscosity). Delegation involves a crucial choice: promoting…
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Why an industrial mentor is more cost-effective than a consultant for a young CEO
Contrary to popular belief, a mentor’s profitability does not lie in being free, but in their ability to build your most precious asset: your decision-making capital. A consultant sells answers and deliverables, creating short-term dependency. A mentor asks questions and…
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How to move from prototype to manufacturable product with the help of Montreal incubators
The biggest mistake hardtech founders make is believing their functional prototype is 90% of the final product; in reality, it is only 10% of the way there. Design for Manufacturing (DFM) is not an optimization, but a complete redesign dictated…
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