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Ray Muzyka to keynote Startup Calgary Launch Party

ThresholdImpact founder Ray Muzyka will keynote the Startup Calgary Launch Party event on November 13th at Calgary’s Mount Royal University in Ross Glen Hall at 4825 Mt Royal Gate SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with the event running from 5PM to 10PM. Startup Calgary’s Launch Party is an annual celebration of Calgary’s startup community where the […]

Ray Muzyka to speak at Atlantic Venture Forum

Threshold Impact founder Dr. Ray Muzyka will speak at the Atlantic Venture Forum, June 17-18th, 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ray will join Paul Singh from 500 Startups and Dawn Umlah from InnovaCorp in the panel “Crossing the Desert – Getting from Seed to the Elusive A-round.” More information about the panel and the […]

ThresholdImpact founder featured in New Trail magazine

Dr. Ray Muzyka is featured in this month’s New Trail magazine, in the story entitled “Ray Muzyka’s Next Chapter,” focused on his work in sustainable, profitable impact investing around disruptive information technology, new media and medical innovations, with passionate, capable social entrepreneurs. The story is available in print as well as online, here. http://newtrail.ualberta.ca/spring2014/features/ray-muzyka-next-chapter

Capital Ideas: How do you make mentorship work for you?

Threshold Impact founder Ray Muzyka will speak at the upcoming Capital Ideas lunch series for entrepreneurs, joining the panel focused on how entrepreneurs and mentors alike can maximize the potential of their mentorship relationships: How do you make mentorship work for you? For more information and to register, check out the event registration site or […]

Persistence, Decisions, Disruption and Exits

This post continues the Conversation on Entrepreneurship series from the last few blog posts.  In this blog, I’ll talk about life as an entrepreneur, why focusing entirely on an exit isn’t the best way to grow a company or create enduring value, some things to keep in mind when making decisions, and how to successfully […]

Teamwork and Culture

This post continues the conversation on entrepreneurship series of the last two blog posts. In this blog I’ll talk about the importance of hiring and retaining a great team to succeed in entrepreneurial endeavors, about structures, systems and people and how they help form your culture, and the importance of clear communication for entrepreneurs. The […]

MIGS 2013 Keynote: Best Practices in Leadership and Communication

Threshold Impact founder Ray Muzyka delivered the opening keynote speech at the 10th MIGS today, speaking on best practices in leadership and communication: http://mtldgtl.com/conference/dr-ray-muzyka-decades-of-best-practices-in-leadership-and-communication/ Some press coverage from the talk is available here: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-11-11-bioware-co-founder-its-easier-to-be-a-half-assed-or-outright-bad-leader

Dr. Ray Muzyka to Chair new entrepreneur mentorship program at the University of Alberta

ThresholdImpact founder Dr. Ray Muzyka will Chair a new entrepreneurial mentorship program at the University of Alberta, the Venture Mentoring Service. The program was announced today by the University of Alberta, second largest university in Canada: http://news.ualberta.ca/newsarticles/2013/november/gaming-guru-helps-students-level-up More information about the Venture Mentoring Service is available on the VMS page, here: http://alumni.ualberta.ca/volunteer/venture-mentoring-service