Daryna Kulya
Thoughts on Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship
Social Meals. Grubwithus in Toronto
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Last Tuesday I hosted a Grubwithus meal in Toronto. Grubwithus is a startup in Venice Beach, California that created a platform for building friendships over meals. The idea is very simple – choose your city, enter your interests and view meals happening near you. Meals are interest-driven or cuisine-specific – grub with designers, entrepreneurs, fashionistas [...]
First time in San Francisco
Posted by on January 25, 2012
San Francisco made it to my top “places to visit” list quite recently. Since I discovered a passion for all things tech coming to visit Silicon Valley became a priority. Also, seeing several friends leave Canada for sunny California inspired me to come and say hello. Despite many “Friday 13th” superstitions I booked a weekend trip [...]
Social Media Day 2011 in Windsor-Essex
Posted by on July 8, 2011
Popular digital and social media news site Mashable declared June 30th as the global Social Media Day in 2010. Communities around the world responded positively by connecting offline and talking about what social media means to them. Last week Windsor-Essex joined other Mashable communities by hosting the first celebration of the Social Media Day. Local [...]
Not your regular networking event
Posted by on June 25, 2011
Windsor’s entrepreneurs, startups and enthusiasts have been gathering at Startup Drinks monthly since November of last year. Started as a very casual event, Startup Drinks Windsor has already created a much stronger entrepreneurial community in the city. The story of bringing the event to Windsor started in Waterloo, Ontario where I got a little taste of [...]
Redefining winning at SIFE Windsor
Posted by on May 18, 2011
Last week I attended my 3rd ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship) National Exposition as a part of the SIFE Windsor team. SIFE teams from around the country came together to showcase their local outreach projects and compete for the title of the National Champion and the right to represent Canada at the SIFE World Cup in [...]
On startups – lessons, experiences and learning on mistakes
Posted by on May 6, 2011
I have been around many people with a startup hype recently and got involved myself. Now I am now one of enthusiasts spreading the buzz. It has been a wonderful experience and a fun journey and I am making the most out of it. Just as we have launched the very basic beta release of Bite to Meet [...]
Mobile Marketing – relevant like never before
Posted by on April 10, 2011
Always by your side, most probably in your bag, pocket or hands right now – many of us are practically inseparable with our mobile phones. Think about it – you are never too far away from it, which makes it easy for marketers to target you with relevant and not so relevant ads. It is [...]
Falling with ‘Waterfall’ and deciding to go ‘Lean’
Posted by on April 3, 2011
Sometimes excitement about a project can take over rational thinking and desire to ship out the perfect product can hold one behind and play a bad trick. Last November when releasing the initial version of the Information Management System for SIFE Windsor I thought that it would fulfill the needs of the team – data [...]
Blogging and self-discipline
Posted by on March 24, 2011
This post is by no means an excuse for not blogging for such a long time. I have been busy collecting thoughts, ideas and experiences recently and can’t wait to share them. Self-discipline is very important when it comes to blogging and I finally realize what my friends and colleagues warned me about right when [...]
The hidden side of everything
Posted by on January 18, 2011
I read ‘Freakonomics’ a year ago, but realized the power of incentives just recently. The hidden side of everything is not so difficult to find once we take them into play. Wikipedia defines incentive as a factor (financial or non-financial) that enables or motivates a particular course of action, or counts as a reason for preferring [...]