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Life student of entrepreneurship. Cofounder @bloks_app - The first AI sidekick built for relationship builders.

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Joined May 2008
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@mgingras
Marc Gingras
9 months
Hey les anciens et anciennes du Collège Saint-Alexandre — faites comme moi et ajoutez votre point sur la carte pour montrer le rayonnement de notre école à travers le monde!
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@bloks_app
Bloks
10 months
NEW: 📷 Audio playback (exactly what you’ve been asking for!)
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Marc Gingras
1 year
Sam (my 13 year old) was concerned that AI will take over any career opportunity he will have in the future. Here was my advice to him...
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Marc Gingras
1 year
What drives startup success after investment? It's a question I see from both sides — as a founder and venture partner. It comes down to 3 things: 1. Quick iteration You need a founding team that can rapidly iterate on their ideas. They must gather feedback and constantly
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Marc Gingras
1 year
Workplace coordination isn't about scheduling anymore. When we started looking at this problem, we discovered it was really a coordination issue. The calendar was at the center of it all, but traditional tools weren't solving what mattered most. 3 critical coordination points
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Marc Gingras
1 year
I hear the same concern from professionals about AI in relationship management. They're worried about losing the human touch. If you're looking at AI to be the one managing your relationships and interacting with people, I agree — it can be very inauthentic. AI-generated
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Marc Gingras
1 year
Many venture capital firms are looking at far fewer deals than they could be. After years of working with VCs, I see it every time… They tell me: “My plate is full. I’m already in discussions with 4 other companies. I can’t look at new deals right now because I’m too busy.”
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Marc Gingras
1 year
CRMs have a fundamental problem: people just don't want to use them. I've spent years watching sales teams, BD professionals, and executives struggle with the same frustration: CRM and other enterprise software create more work than they solve. Users have to go through an
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Marc Gingras
1 year
. @oliveur @datadoghq hey Olivier, after testing your platform for two weeks - we applied for your startup program and got refused for the only reason that we already had an account open. This makes no sense. We will therefore be looking for an alternative. Thought you should
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Marc Gingras
1 year
Not everything matters…. This was one of the nuggets we discussed on the Cash Rich Exit Podcast https://t.co/UN11QnVUWh
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The Cash Rich Exit Podcast · Episode
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Marc Gingras
1 year
Went a bit on a rant on my disdain for CRMs…
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@bloks_app
Bloks
1 year
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@fnthawar
Farhan Thawar
1 year
Complexity is a necessary ingredient to progress. But it is not where we stop. We are not done by the time we’ve “solved it”. We’re done by the time we’ve made it simple — @dhh
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@TheSummaryKing
The Podcast Summary King
2 years
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Marc Gingras
2 years
There is no logic in these budget decisions that were made.
@chrisarsenault
Chris Arsenault
2 years
Today, 🇨🇦feels broken. While Google makes $100B AI Investment, the current Canadian Liberal government commits $2B in AI to "stimulate" the economy while simultaneously increasing taxes for Companies, successful Entrepreneurs, trusts and on individual capital gains and
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@marcrandolph
Marc Randolph
2 years
When you’re running a startup, speed is inversely proportional to spend. This might sound counter-intuitive: There’s a popular perception that moving faster means spending more, but in my experience it’s exactly the opposite. When you’re moving fast, you don’t have time to
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@bloks_app
Bloks
2 years
🎵 Bloks, get briefed like a boss (uh-huh) No more notes, no more toss (yeah) Stay informed, stay ahead (oh yeah, yeah) With Bloks, you're always on the thread (uh) 🎵 Shoutout to @suno_ai_
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@bloks_app
Bloks
2 years
hmm...@bgurley might be onto something here... 🤔😉 @BG2Pod
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@bloks_app
Bloks
2 years
🚀 Exciting news! 🌟 We’re thrilled to announce that Bloks is launching soon on @ProductHunt! Get ready to maximize every interaction like never before. 🛠️✨ 🔔 Don’t miss out! Sign up here to get notified: https://t.co/tqMsrqn8xf 📅 #BloksLaunch #ProductHunt #Innovation
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Bloks captures client conversations, integrates your documents, emails & trusted Internet sources, and proactively delivers insights directly into your CRM. Count on Bloks to connect the dots, so you...
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