Unsolicited Advice

A blog by Erica Virtue.

Category Archives: Startups

So you wanna do a startup, eh?

Awesome Slideshare presentation from entrepreneur and fellow Canadian, Tara (@missrogue) Hunt. Definitely worth taking a look at if you’re thinking about jumping into startup life. So you want to do … Continue reading

July 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Project Management: Use a Kanban Board for Everything

This post was originally posted on my cofounder’s blog: the Arel English Journal of Opinion (AEJO). Arel is the cofounder and CEO of Vitogo. By Arel English. For about the past 10 months, … Continue reading

June 13, 2012 · 1 Comment

Of Mice and Mascots

Say hello to “Morris” – our new Vitogo mascot (version 1.0)! I was trying to come up with a new 404 page for Vitogo, and ended up drawing a startup … Continue reading

June 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Which App Should I Build First?

“Make the decision, make it with confidence, and the world will be yours.” - Jaren L. Davis People always ask us why we aren’t on Android. We built for the iPhone … Continue reading

June 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Your Startup’s Competitive Advantage is You – A Look at Strava

“If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.” – Jack Welch  I recently switched to Strava to track my bike rides, and it got me thinking about what makes some products … Continue reading

May 14, 2012 · 3 Comments

New York Tech Meetup Recap: May 9, 2012

I was at the New York Tech Meetup (NYTM) tonight and got to see demos from some awesome companies. For those you you who don’t know, NYTM is a monthly … Continue reading

May 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

What is Intellectual Property (and why Should I Care)?

“My words and my ideas are my property, and I’ll keep and protect them as surely as I do my stable of unicorns.” - Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not for Sale. … Continue reading

April 26, 2012 · 1 Comment

Startup Advice: Best of the Worst

This post was originally posted on my cofounder’s blog: the Arel English Journal of Opinion (AEJO). Arel is the cofounder and CEO of Vitogo. By Arel English. One of the … Continue reading

April 22, 2012 · 1 Comment

When Should I Incorporate my Startup?

“I started the site when I was 19. I didn’t know much about business back then.” – Mark Zuckerberg When to incorporate? This is a question that we asked a … Continue reading

April 19, 2012 · 4 Comments

Startup Book Club

“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss. Call me crazy for suggesting that a … Continue reading

March 28, 2012 · 3 Comments

Welcome!

Welcome! I am not sure how you got here, but either Google is slipping, or you were just searching for something really weird. (Or maybe you used Bing?) Never mind, … Continue reading

February 21, 2012 · 1 Comment
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