I'm a Father, CEO, entrepreneur, runner, community builder, adventurer and philanthropist.
So when I started running, I never thought I would complete a marathon let alone the 6 World Major Marathons. Falling into the world of running kind of became a vortex of what's my next race. The post My 6 Star ⭐️ Journey appeared first on Joseph Puopolo .
Over the past year I have been tracking some pretty crazy activity on social media, specifically Twitter. I have long believed there has been an active campaign of bots trying to influence behaviour online. As a fan of Harrison Ford I loved the movie of Bladerunner. An officer sought to differentiate people from bots. I [ ] The post How to Spot a Bot! A Definitive Tweetstorm on how to fight…
Over the past week, there has been lots of news about the uncertain future of BlackBerry, the impact of it shedding jobs and speculation about the impact to the community and the tech future of Waterloo Region. I couldn’t help but reflect back on why I returned to this area. Nearly two years ago, as I sat [ ] The post Why I Moved Back to the Waterloo Region appeared first on Joseph Puopolo .
So I have been horrible at keeping up my blog lately. This is my vain attempt to get back into the swing of things now that my life is getting close to a new normal. I moved back to Waterloo 2 months ago to help achieve some work/life/health balance. My workout life has been a [ ] The post Lessons learned from Startup Life and Crossfit appeared first on Joseph Puopolo .
On March 31st, 1985, WrestleMania was born at Madison Square Garden in New York. Last night, Wrestlemania returned to its roots in New York/New Jersey. WrestleMania 29 was hosted across the river at the Met Life stadium, where over 80,676 people packed in to see this spectacle. The event at the Metlife Stadium set a [ ] The post In it’s 29th Incarnation the spectacle that is WrestleMania only gets…
I am constantly amazed by the number of startups that build applications and take a huge business risk by building their company on an API call. Countless apps, particularly social apps, have popped up through the last 24 months that have taken data from other systems and re-displayed it in their systems. While there is [ ] The post Why You Shouldn’t Build A Business On An API Call appeared first…
As our team gets closer to launching our latest start-up, I wish to pass on a piece of advice that has been a tough lesson for me to learn. Working on the business side of the shop, I have fought against automated tests for a while. That all changed recently. My epiphany came after dealing with a few [ ] The post An impassioned plea to other Start-up founders to use automated tests appeared first…
So as everyone has probably heard already, I recently lead the charge to launch a new startup called Printchomp. I started this back in April and needless to say it has been a whirlwind. I have had my share of highs and lows building something from nothing and it was nothing like I have ever [ ] The post A 5km run that turned into a 40km run a story about a startup appeared first on Joseph Puopolo…
30 days out from launch I was reflecting on the top things I need to do to help make my company as successful as possible. Here were the top 5 things 1. MVP, MVP, MVP – This isn’t the time to get fancy with all the bells and whistles. You can always build them later. [ ] The post 5 Things a start-up founder should think about 30 days from launch appeared first on Joseph Puopolo .
Lately, I have had the opportunity to sit across the table for a coffee or a beer with a lot of technically talented people. Some of them I have actively recruit into Printchomp, because I recognize their skillset and ability and what they bring to the table. I have however seen some irritating trends. So [ ] The post Technical folks not respecting marketing makes me a Sad Panda appeared first on…