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  • Reflections

    I hate talking about myself. I’d rather chew glass than post a personal reflection, so this was difficult to do. If you look at my posting history on LinkedIn, you will mostly see company announcements and reposts. I do not enjoy being on stage or speaking in front of large audiences and would much prefer…

  • Learning how to prioritise

    At a certain point in every startup, the task list stops being a list and becomes a storm. Everything feels urgent, nothing feels clear, and decisions carry dire consequences. This feeling usually stems from a lack of clarity. In my case, it showed up as stagnant sales and increased customer churn during Greenline’s growth years.…

  • Knowing who to listen to

    Early in Greenline’s development, we had the opportunity to respond to a government Request for Proposal; an open bid to replace a province’s cannabis retail POS and inventory system. This would have been our first attempt at landing a large enterprise client. At the time, most of our customers operated between one and five retail…