Innovation Nation

Acknowledgements

Foreword: Welcome to the Always-On Generation by Anthony B. Perkins

The Precis

Introduction: The Canadian Story-Version 1.0

Profiles

Glenn Ballman: Entrepreneur in the Extreme

Jim Balsillie and Michael Lazaridis: You Can't Learn Surfing From a Textbook

Tim Bray: The Seer

Rob Burgess: The Art of the Turnaround

Paul Chen and John Eckert: Surviving the Long Walk Through the Night

Evan Chrapko: "Seed" Financing

Dr. Gururaj "Desh" Deshpande: Success at $26.95

Brian Edwards: The Original Surfer

Norm Francis: The Grand Slalom

Michael Furdyk: Gen Next

Dan Gelbart: True Control Is Being Needed

James Gosling: Lessons My Wife Taught Me About Technology

Rubin Gruber: Wednesday Nights

The Hills-Austin, Hamnett, and Hammie: Missionaries and Mercenaries

Dr. Julia Levy: The Genomics of Profitability

Don Mattrick: He Got Game

Jean Monty: The Transformer

Antoine Paquin: Finding the Magic Spot

Jesse Rasche: Cash, Equity, and Community...Canadian Style

Andrea Reisman Johnson: The Winning Pitch

Emad Rizkalla: Made in Canada. Sold in the USA

Ted Rogers: Skate to Where the Puck Will Be

Ellie Rubin: Interpretation vs. Invention

Jonathan Seelig: Sharing the Podium

Gerri Sinclair: Poetry and Coding

Sukhinder Singh: Deal Diva

Mark Skapinker, Rick Nathan, and Tony Davis: Zigging and Zagging

Carol Stephenson: The "Soft" Skills are Hard

Sandra Wear: Navigating Through the Wind Tunnel

Bob Young: Thinking Open Source

Afterword: Lies an Entrepreneur Told Me by Dr. Paul Kedrosky

About the Authors

Leonard Brody is currently CEO of Ipreo, a new private equity research firm which assists the financial community in determining the success of private offerings. Previously, Leonard was Vice President of Corporate Development at Onvia.com (Canada's largest dot.com IPO) and jointly oversaw its Canadian operations. Leonard is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Information Technology Association of Canada and the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable.
Wendy Cukier is a professor of Information Technology Management in emerging technology trends and strategies at Ryerson University. Professor Cukier has presented and published over 100 papers and articles and is a regular contributor to the Globe and Mail's "Report on Business."
Ken Grant is the director of the new School of Information Technology at Ryerson University, where he is responsible for the establishment and supervision of the School's administrative and academic operations. Prior to becoming part of the Ryerson community, Ken spent over 20 years in high-tech management consulting at KPMG and as a VP with A.T. Kearney.
Matthew Holland is a VP of The Boston Consulting Group and manages the Canadian practice. Matt has helped many major multinationals channel innovation into sustainable new businesses. Matt was the captain of the International Branding Team for the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable.
Catherine Middleton is Co-ordinator of the e-Business Minor within the Faculty of Business at Ryerson and an Assistant Professor in Ryerson's School of Information Management.
Denise Shortt is a Harvard-educated writer and consultant. She recently joined the faculty at Ryerson University's School of Information Technology Management as a Research Associate.