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What are the initial corporate matters you need to consider in building your technology company? Fasken Martineau’s Steve Saville and Jonathan Conlin explain in this episode.

What goes into a winning pitch? Augurex founder and 2007 BCIC-New Ventures Competition winner, Norma Biln, shares her tips for refining and perfecting your pitch.

TOPICS

What are the 3 things you need to highlight in your pitch
How do you structure your presentation slides
How to effectively use a backup deck
How do you manage you time during a presentation
Who should be the person presenting the pitch
Don’t be afraid to paint a big exit
SPEAKER

Norma Biln, Founder & CEO, Augurex
https://twitter.com/nbiln

ORGANIZER

New Ventures BC
http://www.newventuresbc.com
https://www.facebook.com/newventuresbc
https://www.youtube.com/user/bcicnewventures

MUSIC

Punch by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
Petrichor by Julian Avila https://soundcloud.com/julian_avila
Thankful by Julian Avila https://soundcloud.com/julian_avila
Best I can by Blue Wednesday https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday

In this episode, SEO Specialist Barrett Wilson shares best practices and tips for Digital Marketing and how that can improve your WordPress site.

TOPICS

What are the primary pillars to organically rank higher in Google
What are some tools to manage SEO on WordPress -Why new businesses should focus on social media marketing instead of Google AdWords
What are the best type of content to advertise on Facebook that will get more conversions and engagement
How do you decide your target audience on Facebook
How do you determine the effectiveness of your Facebook advertising
What are some tools to manage your social media marketing
ORGANIZER

Vancouver Web Design Meetup Group (Graphically Speaking)
https://www.meetup.com/webdesign-395

SPEAKER

Barrett Wilson, SEO Specialist, O2E Brands
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrett-wilson-05471089/

MUSIC

Sink Or Swim by Blue Wednesday https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday
Secret Sauce by Jeff Kaale https://soundcloud.com/jeff-kaale
Good to Me by Floppy Circus https://soundcloud.com/floppycircus https://www.facebook.com/floppycircus

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Events Podcast is a show that summaries the best Tech and Business talks at Vancouver Events. Each week we turn these talks into a (20mins or less) power episode. More episodes http://www.eventspodcast.ca

In this episode, I attend a WordPress event where I learn about the best practices and tips for Branding.

TOPICS
- How to increase brand awareness
- How to increase your brand recognition with a tagline and wordmark
- What are the components to branding
- (colors, logo, creative content, voice, typography)
- The importance of having consistency in building your brand

ORGANIZER
Vancouver Web Design Meetup Group (Graphically Speaking) https://www.meetup.com/webdesign-395

SPEAKER
Meena Sandhu, https://twitter.com/meenasandhu

MUSIC
Wonderful World by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
I still get butterflies by Elijah Who https://soundcloud.com/elijahwho
Mothership by Blue Wednesday https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday
Mai tai by Jeff Kaale https://soundcloud.com/jeff-kaale

In this episode, I learn about pricing, including customer values, value-based pricing and pricing for maximum return.

ORGANIZER
Product Tank Van https://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-Product-Managers-Group/

SPEAKERS
Alan Albert, MarketFit https://twitter.com/A_Albert

SHOW NOTES https://goo.gl/56YLGO

MUSIC
And So It Begins by Artificial Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
Best I can by Blue Wednesday https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday
Thankful by Julian Avila https://soundcloud.com/julian_avila
Just Once Sec by Eery https://soundcloud.com/eery

TWITTER https://twitter.com/eventspodcast
INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/eventspodcast/
SOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/eventspodcast
MEDIUM https://medium.com/@eventspodcast
EMAIL eventspodcast(at)gmail.com

I attend Startup Hacks, an entrepreneurship business conference. Hear the stories of successful Real Founders and CEOs talk about their experience and provide authentic advice on how they built a successful brand and business.

ORGANIZER
Startup Academy https://www.startupacademybc.org/

SPEAKERS
Sarah Goodman, iHeart https://twitter.com/sarahgoods_
Andrew Hall, MealShare https://twitter.com/mealshareteam
Connor Beaton, ManTalks https://twitter.com/connorbeatona
Rocky Ozaki, BC Tech https://twitter.com/rockyozaki?lang=en

MUSIC
I Like To by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
Step By Step by Blue Wednesday https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday
Nighttime Stroll by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
Too Much To Ask by Fragile https://soundcloud.com/fragile-touch

TWITTER https://twitter.com/eventspodcast
INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/eventspodcast/
SOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/eventspodcast
MEDIUM https://medium.com/@eventspodcast
EMAIL eventspodcast(at)gmail.com