Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Second Cup, Timothy’s World of Coffee, Bridgehead, McCafe. Canada’s coffee scene is dominated by half a dozen chains. Some are imported from the US, others are homegrown success stories. They each have a loyal customer base who dutifully line up for their preferred cup of mass-brewed medium, dark or coconut roast. Each... Continue Reading →
We lack, above all, the entrepreneurial initiative achieved by others, not because their people have greater potential than Canadian’s, but because their corporations and their countries have been forced to develop more vigorous responses by exposure to severe conditions from which we have been insulated… The generation of indigenous technology, and the relentless search for... Continue Reading →
TALES FROM THE LONG TAIL 