As CMO and co-founder of Fibernetics, perhaps my most important role is to help mentor my management team and staff into becoming better leaders. Part of that is to share quotes and articles that I have found useful in my own career. Below is a typical example of one I came across this past weekend that
Training is an essential part of the entire NEWT package, because as simple as the system is to install, manage and use, the extensive feature set can be daunting for new users. Once a system is installed, the training doesn't stop there as new features are always being introduced, and new employees require education as
When Blackberry imploded a few years back cutting half its staff and losing most of its market share, the general feeling in the Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge Tech-Triangle was, "Ruh roh... this doesn't look too frikin' good." Spring forward to today, and that doom and gloom has been replaced with a booming business sector, start-ups galore and streets
Don Melton was the guy who oversaw the creation of Safari, Apple’s web browser. That meant that on a day to day basis, he worked with Steve Jobs, and his dealings with the greatest product development genius of our times runs contrary to the image that most of us have of him; that he was
Erin Atchison pitches her winning company, Barn Raiser ...the community. Okay, there was an actual winning team, but on the whole the objective of the entire Waterloo Startup Weekend exercise was to develop businesses around improving life in local communities - and it looks like "mission accomplished." Starting last Friday night, 70 young
James W. Takacs, D.D.S. - Takacs Health Facility I decided in 2013 to switch our office phone system to Fibernetics' NEWT Managed PBX system primarily because the telephone expenses for our dental practice were extremely high. Our phone bills averaged between $650 and $850 per month. With the new system the total bill is approximately $400
NEWT has been the communications partner with triOS College for years and we couldn't be happier that, for the fourth consecutive year, triOS College Business Technology Healthcare, has been awarded the Deloitte Best Managed Company Award and this year becomes a Best Managed Gold Standard Winner. triOS has been awarded this designation for redefining post-secondary
NEWT is fast being recognized as Canada's leading provider of business telecommunications services, and for a number of very good reasons. Beyond our innovative propitiatory technology and unparalleled feature set, plus the fact that we save organizations a ton on their monthly bills, who's really driving the NEWT train... are a whole bunch of other
The First Home of Apple Garages. That's once place where they tended to happen. Google, Apple, Intel... they all started up in a garage. Or a basement, like in the case of Fibernetics. Every successful business had to start someplace, and in the past the one thing in common they all seemed to share
That's one of our current goals; to be the single best company to work for in the country. Are we there yet? Nope, but if we're not in the Top 100, we're pretty damned close. In 2014 we are rededicating ourselves to our working culture, and to providing the best products and services in the