MontrealTechWatch has had up to 10 contributors in the past, a few have moved abroad, a few have started their own ventures, while the rest were just one-time writers. For the past 2 months though, I am the only contributor to the blog. This unfortunately didn’t allow me to cover everything going on in technology in Montreal. I’ve just checked and there were for instance 4 projects/startups that were missed on the last five weeks due to time restrictions. There are also at least 3 upcoming events and conferences that I won’t be capable of going to.
So here’s a call for anyone willing to be a MontrealTechWatch blogger. It’s the right position if you:
- love technology and innovation,
- are interested in what others are doing, and want to tell about it
- are a technology entrepreneur, or a developer, or a designer,
- have a talent for communication, or at least want to learn how to communicate and tell a story,
- want to write either in French or in English (no preference)
- or want to shoot videos or podcasts, instead of writing, in English or in French,
- know people in the local community, or at least want to go meet the people doing innovative projects
- know also there’s technology innovation outside of Montreal and are aware, even loosely, of what’s going in Canada, Europe and other parts of the world
- are entrepreneur-minded, in the sense that you’re capable in a fast-moving environment, with few rules, few guidance and few resources, lots of things and opportunities to grab, and wants to get his/her hands dirty (not really, but you get the image)
I’m looking for someone who wants to contribute regularly; as it’s better to get one post regulary (even if it’s just one contribution every three weeks), than have someone who can write 6 or 7 posts in one week and then do nothing for the following months. If you just have 3 or 4 hours avalaible each week, it’s ok.
This is not a job of course. Everything done here on MontrealTechWatch is done for the community. If you contribute, it’s mostly for yourself. Maybe because you love meeting passionate people in tech. Maybe because you have a strong desire for learning and want to jump in social media. Maybe because you know we’re having fun doing events. Maybe because you want to get real-world experience where you have to get out there, explore what’s going on, and produce original work.
If this is your kind of thing, send an email at news@montrealtechwatch.com , or send a tweet; we can also meet at next StartupDrinks on wed 27th.
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Montreal Tech Watch August 14, 2008
Call for more MontrealTechWatch bloggers http://tinyurl.com/6bcbqk
Sarven Capadisli August 14, 2008
For what it’s worth, I prefer a close alternative: if the community members (i.e., anyone) submitted their own stories/coverage of the scene events, I think it would have a good potential (wider and frequent coverage). Heri, you can still moderate them and publish them as you see fit.
Heri August 14, 2008
That’s a great idea!
As a matter of fact, we’ve tried it in the past. Mat Balez (now in London) covered Red Herring Canada, there was also Mehdi Akiki, Simon Law etc. But as I wrote, I am now looking for more “long-term” contributors, someone who wants to contribute on a regular basis, rather than just one-shot. It’s easier to work with, less random, and you can envision building greater things with that kind of collaboration.
So that’s it for montrealtechwatch. “long-term” contributors
there’s an upcoming/parallel project though that fits nicely in what you’re saying. The application is already developed although I’ve tested it and it needs to be improved performance-wise. And it works the way you’ve just said. So stay tuned for announcements.
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Derek Mahar August 23, 2008
Heri August 23, 2008
there’s a related project/website doing it (it already works by the way, but it’s too soon to talk about it here)