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The music we feature this week is from the Ottawa indie group Dave Norris & Local Ivan. You can download and listen to their latest album entitled “They Let You Paint Your Darker Dreams” here! Check them out around town, such a fun band!
This was a larger three person interview week. We met up with Paul Austin-Menear from Start Up Weekends Ottawa (@swottawa, Ryan Parent from Vidrack(@vidrackcom, and Brandon Waselnuk from Tattoo Hero(@tattoo_hero. Paul is one of the directors of the startup weekend and Ryan and Brandon have both one separate weekends so we were privileged to catch up to them and learn all about this very entrepreneurial weekend. We spoke about:
– Paul’s thoughts on Ottawa since coming from Toronto
– What keeps Ryan in Ottawa
– His restaurants that he highly recommends are The Table, Green Door and Wild Out (Best Breakfast in Town)
– What keeps Brandon here
– We spoke about Golden Palace egg rolls
– What Start Up Weekend Ottawa is
– Who some of the past judges have been
– How the next Startup weekend will go when it is matched up with Hartford
– Who can get involved (non-tech, designers, and programmers)
– Where the competition is located
– How large the teams will be
– The one rule that the competition has
– How much does it cost take part in the weekend
After the break we discussed more with Vidrack and Tattoo Hero about:
– How Ryan got involved in the weekend
– How beneficial it was for him
– Why he did it a second time and how did he think of Vidrack?
– How his pitch was received
– Brandon’s history of entrepreneurship and how he got involved
– How he joined Tattoo Hero
– How late it goes to on Friday/Saturday nights
– Food provided at the event
– More about Tattoo Hero
– Do your research and learn skills at night!
Here is a clip for the preview of the next Startup Weekend in Ottawa:
