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Page: Feed: --- ## [Montreal: Journée Magique \[Nov 8\]](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/montreal-journee-magique-nov-8.html) _2026-08-21 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ Orgainzed by Alain Choquette, Journée Magique will feature: Sylvain Emond Richard Sanders Wes Barker Michel Huot and Alex Boyer For more information visit the August 19th Facebook post by Alain Choquette . ## [Selkirk: Magic Ben and Sitruc James \[Aug 27\]](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/selkirk-magic-ben-and-citruc-james-aug.html) _2026-08-20 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ For more information and tickets, visit TheMataoEventCentre.ca/ols/products/magicaug2726 From the July 9th Instagram post by Sitruc James : Experience an evening of world-class magic as Magic Ben, as seen on Canada's Got Talent, joins forces with Sitruc James, one of Canada's premier illusionists, for an incredible live performance filled with mind-blowing illusions, impossible feats, comedy, and… ## [Markham: Chris Funk -- Redefining Wonder \[Oct 24\]](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/markham-chris-funk-redefining-wonder.html) _2026-08-19 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ From FlatoMarkhamTheatre.ca : Redefining Wonder is a high-energy multimedia experience featuring live music, mind-bending illusions, and interactive visuals that will leave you scratching your head. From floating instruments to impossible musical feats, his thrilling show is unlike anything you’ve seen before! Read more and buy tickets. Found at the July 2nd Facebook post by Flato Markham Theatre… ## [Toronto and Montreal: Rafael Benatar workshops, lectures, and show \[Sep 14 - 16 and Sep 17 & 19\]](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/toronto-and-montreal-rafael-benatar.html) _2026-08-18 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ Updated August 20th to add: Link for tickets to the Toronto show on Sep 15 https://www.secondcity.com/shows/toronto/rafael-benetar-a-handful-of-possibilities-tor --- For more information visit: Toronto: HatAndRabbitclub.com (new website with details coming soon!) Montreal: MontrealMagicJam.com/events/benatar/ Toronto: Workshop - Mon Sep 14th Show - Tues Sep 15th Tickets at… ## [ON & SK: Dogs Do Magic \[Oct 3 - Mar 15\]](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/on-sk-dogs-do-magic-oct-3-mar-15.html) _2026-08-17 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ For tickets and more information, visit DogsDoMagic.com From DogsDoMagic.com : Oct 3, 2026 - Hamilton Oct 4, 2026 - Port Hope Oct 24, 2026 - Niagara Falls Oct 25, 2026 - Vaughan Dec 3, 2026 - Markham Dec 4, 2026 - Brantford Dec 6, 2026 - Owen Sound Dec 10, 2026 - Penetanguishene Dec 11, 2026 - Barrie Dec 12, 2026 - Chatham Dec 13, 2026 - London Dec 16, 2026 - Brockville Dec 18, 2026 - Pembroke Dec… ## [Prince George: Clinton W Gray at the BCNE \[Aug 13 - 16\]](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/prince-george-clinton-w-gray-at-bcne.html) _2026-08-14 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ For more information about the BCNE visit BCNE.ca/bcne From the August 10th Facebook post by the BCNE British Columbia Northern Exhibition : Clinton W Gray will be at the 114th BCNE for more whimsical and magical fun! Read more. ## [Thank you to our personal sponsors for August 2026!](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/blog-post.html) _2026-08-13 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ A quick reminder of our earlier Mail as Medicine request for Katie Hunt . If you have the time, Katie and Doug would both benefit from hearing from their friends! -- Thank you to John Harrison, Joan Caesar, Ian Crawford, Matt DiSero, Doug Hunt , John Smithman , Peter Mennie , Noah Nogueira , Cam Dix, Ian Batterbury , Eric Bedard , Sonny Patel , and the Toronto Magic Company for being Friends of… ## [Toronto: Parlour Magic at Tranzac \[monthly starting Sep 10\]](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/toronto-parlour-magic-at-tranzac.html) _2026-08-12 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ Thursday September 10th marks the grand opening of Toronto's newest magic venue! Shows are scheduled until February and include talent such as Nick Wallace, Bill Abbott, Jeff Hinchliffe, and more! From MagicParlour.ca : A new monthly series at Toronto’s Tranzac Club brings together world-class close-up magic, mentalism, and illusion in one of the city’s most intimate performance spaces — with a… ## [Plagiarism](https://keithbrown.com/plagiarism/) _2026-08-11 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ Every generation of cheap content invents its own watermark. Every watermark eventually gets a workaround. Here s the twenty-year pattern hiding inside this week s AI news. In this post: I read a thread this week from the CTO of GPTZero explaining how Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI actually watermark AI text. Not the marketing version. The real \[ \] The post Plagiarism appeared first on Keith Brown… ## [Eric Bedard interviewed in On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko on CBC Radio](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/eric-bedard-interviewed-in-on-coast.html) _2026-08-11 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ From the August 7th post " David Foster Foundation to celebrate 40th anniversary this weekend in Victoria " at the CBC : Eric Bedard is the David Foster Foundation's resident magician. He will be working the event this weekend. Read more and listen to the episode . Found at the August 8th Facebook post by Eric Bedard . ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iXcXs4aYsPXq) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Watch Kameron Marshall on AGT Judges' Callbacks \[Aug 11\]](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/watch-kameron-marshall-on-agt-judges.html) _2026-08-10 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ We previously reported that Kameron Marshall was picked by Sofia to appear on the Judges' Callbacks episode of AGT. We understand from Kameron's August 4th Instagram post , that the episode will air on Tuesday August 11th. Tune in then to see if Kameron makes it to the Quarterfinals! div.google-anno-skip {display:none !important;} ## [Two Loops](https://keithbrown.com/two-loops/) _2026-08-08 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ I spent the last few days building using some of the latest AI tools and models. Nearly didn t sleep, seriously. Was up for nearly 24 hours straight, building out several working prototypes at the same time. It was a big mental shift from what I m used to. Instead of planning out a quarterly roadmap that \[ \] The post Two Loops appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Broken wand: Tom Ransom](http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2026/08/broken-wand-tom-ransom.html) _2026-08-08 · noreply@blogger.com (Canada's Magic) · Canada's Magic_ Our sincere condolences to Tom's family and friends at this difficult time. From Dignity Memorial : His many collections included playing cards—also the focus of his magic specialty—dice, magic lanterns, music boxes, puzzle jugs, pop-up books, and Victorian ephemera. He was a founding member and secretary of the Society of Canadian Magicians in Toronto. In 1947, he joined the International… ## [Double Down on Humans](https://keithbrown.com/double-down-on-humans/) _2026-07-15 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ Was catching up with a founder of an early stage software company last week over coffee. They recently launched a big outbound marketing campaign. It sounded great at first. They integrated three separate autonomous AI agents to scrape LinkedIn, write personalized emails, and handle follow-ups. They sent 100,000 hyper-targeted emails in 30 days. The result? \[ \] The post Double Down on Humans… ## [Anthropic Whales](https://keithbrown.com/anthropic-whales-ipo/) _2026-06-02 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ The insights, analysis, and data presented in this article are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. Always conduct your own independent due diligence before buying or selling any security. I was catching up with the founder of CostHawk recently, asking him what he s seeing in \[ \] The post Anthropic Whales appeared first… ## [Builders or Growers](https://keithbrown.com/builders-or-growers/) _2026-05-23 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ There is an iconic scene in Moneyball where Billy Beane sits at a drab boardroom table, completely surrounded by old-school baseball scouts. They are debating subjective aesthetics, tracking useless legacy data points, and bloating the payroll with players who look the part. Billy realizes the entire industry is playing a legacy game. The goal isn t \[ \] The post Builders or Growers appeared first… ## [The New Exec Team](https://keithbrown.com/ai-native-ceos/) _2026-05-06 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ There is a scene in Jaws where the shark finally shows itself, and Brody famously says, You re gonna need a bigger boat. He was wrong. They didn t need a bigger boat. They needed a crew that could actually move. Jaws was an AI-native team. It sounds silly, but if I haven t lost you yet, read \[ \] The post The New Exec Team appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [The Legacy SaaS Premium](https://keithbrown.com/legacy-saas/) _2026-04-16 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ Over the last six months, I’ve spoken to more than a dozen executives at mature, established software companies. Every single one of them is facing the exact same existential threat. Legacy SaaS is now a dirty word. And it gets worse. Customers at these legacy SaaS companies are looking at their platforms and asking a \[ \] The post The Legacy SaaS Premium appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [The Last Castle](https://keithbrown.com/the-last-castle/) _2026-03-24 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ I have spent the last twenty years of my life in the SaaS trenches. I love this industry. I love the expansion revenue, the predictable seat counts, and the way software used to solve every problem by adding more humans to a platform. I have seen the SaaS 1.0 era turn into a gold rush, \[ \] The post The Last Castle appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Bottlenecks](https://keithbrown.com/bottlenecks/) _2026-03-16 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ Software used to be hard. We paid Alpha Engineers like professional athletes because they were the only ones who could turn a vision into a functional machine. For a decade, the legacy software engineer was the most expensive line item on the P L. Google famously paid Principal Engineer Zach Lloyd a retention package so lucrative \[ \] The post Bottlenecks appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/excRsmRVLdrL) _2026-03-16 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [Bronze Medals](https://keithbrown.com/bronze-medals/) _2026-03-15 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ We were halfway to San Antonio yesterday when I realized I had not looked at a single Yelp review or scrolled through a TripAdvisor list. Usually, planning a spring break trip out of Dallas is a week of open tabs and second-guessing. This time, I let Gemini handle the architecture. It chose a specific cabin \[ \] The post Bronze Medals appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [The End of Management](https://keithbrown.com/the-end-of-management/) _2026-03-02 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ I have managed hundreds of people over my career. The companies I ve worked for have had nearly 100,000 employees combined. I know corporate, I know startups, mostly, I just know people. I know the weight of that responsibility. I know the late nights spent worrying about career paths, interpersonal friction, and the general health of \[ \] The post The End of Management appeared first on Keith… ## [Chasing Approval](https://keithbrown.com/chasing-approval/) _2026-02-26 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ It is a survival mechanism. If you grew up in an environment where silence meant a storm was coming. Maybe it was one parent, a family member, a sibling, or all of the above. As a defensive mechanism, you became elite at reading rooms. You learned to detect a shift in mood before a word \[ \] The post Chasing Approval appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Hire Multipliers Not Headcount](https://keithbrown.com/hire-multipliers-not-headcount/) _2026-02-24 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ Most leaders are still stuck in a linear mindset. We have been taught for decades that to double our output, we must double our headcount. It is a simple, comfortable equation that is now completely broken. In the age of AI, thinking of hiring as a 1:1 ratio of people to production is a structural \[ \] The post Hire Multipliers Not Headcount appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Structural vs. Superficial](https://keithbrown.com/structural-vs-superficial/) _2026-02-23 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ Most leaders confuse activity with progress. We spend our days firefighting and wonder why the fires keep starting. It is easy to feel productive when your calendar is full, but being busy is often a trap that keeps you from being effective. In the movie Jumanji, there is a famous scene where an invasive vine \[ \] The post Structural vs. Superficial appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [The Rise of HARR (Hollow ARR)](https://keithbrown.com/harr-hollow-arr/) _2026-02-15 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ I have spent fifteen years in the trenches of high growth SaaS. I have seen the 2 a.m. board deck revisions and the desperate hunt for data gravity. I know what it feels like to earn every dollar of true ARR, recurring revenue through blood, sweat, and manual onboarding. The type of revenue that you \[ \] The post The Rise of HARR (Hollow ARR) appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Reflections on 2025](https://keithbrown.com/reflections-on-2025/) _2025-12-30 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ It is good to be back sharing my thoughts more. I have mostly stayed off social media since the world got loud a few years ago. It felt like there was enough noise and nobody needed one more opinion. But I have heard from many of you that my perspective still carries weight. That means \[ \] The post Reflections on 2025 appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Private Equity Spreadsheets](https://keithbrown.com/spreadsheet-pe-firms/) _2025-12-02 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ Private equity likes to call itself the rational antidote to sentimental founders, bloated corporate structures, and quarterly-obsessed public markets. The narrative is tidy: disciplined investors step in, unlock efficiency, and deliver superior returns through operational excellence. But inside the model is a more unvarnished reality, a world where companies become spreadsheets, people become… ## [Early Stage Startup DNA](https://keithbrown.com/startup-dna/) _2025-10-01 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ I ve thought a lot lately about my past time in startups earlier in my career. Looking back on it, I had no idea what I was getting into. And today I still see people each day taking the plunge and going off on their on. Joining an early-stage startup is like getting on a fast-paced \[ \] The post Early Stage Startup DNA appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Power Dynamics](https://keithbrown.com/power-dynamics/) _2025-09-30 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ I was once in a meeting a Superpages.com early on in my career. An executive told his senior team, “We’re all in this together. So, I need your best ideas to double revenue, and I need those ideas by the end of the week.” The room nodded. Later, one of those managers admitted he felt \[ \] The post Power Dynamics appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/J8cwxJSMfq8a) _2025-09-30 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [The End of Entry Level](https://keithbrown.com/entry-level/) _2025-08-03 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ The best teams are now elite hires and a fleet of AI agents. Here’s what that means for hiring, org structure, and the future of work. The post The End of Entry Level appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Headless CRMs](https://keithbrown.com/headless-crms/) _2025-06-17 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ I’ve been in SaaS for over two decades. I’ve seen it all—from duct-taped onboarding flows that accidentally convert, to UI tweaks that unlock $10M ARR bumps. But this? What HubSpot is doing right now is one of the biggest unspoken sins in SaaS: decoupling the user experience from the value layer. They’re inviting customers to \[ \] The post Headless CRMs appeared first on Keith Brown . ## [Abundance and Displacement](https://keithbrown.com/the-two-ai-certainties-of-the-next-three-years-abundance-and-displacement/) _2025-05-31 · Keith Brown · Keith Brown_ I’ve had some intense conversations lately—friends who run VC firms, founders building on the frontier of AI, and business owners seeing the shift in real-time. And whether we’re talking markets, technology, or workforce strategy, the same theme keeps surfacing. The next three years will be defined by two unavoidable outcomes: 1. The Rise of Abundance \[ \] The post Abundance and Displacement…