Want to attract guests and customers who are already thinking about your services? Wondering how SEO, social media and newsletters work together to bring leads? Participants are lead through an 8-step process that turns existing content into website traffic magnets. Complete with tips, tricks and treats to save time and generate content ideas.
What do you need to need to make a machine learning project successful? How can you make smart decisions about setup and execution of a machine learning project? How should you hire and support the staff working on the project? We hope to provide clear, thoughtful answers to these, and other common questions to get you thinking about whether machine learning is a technology that you and your company or group should think about investing in. We will discuss topics like data collection, the trade-offs involved in choosing a model, and what to expect from a successful project, as well as how to salvage useful by-products and skills when projects don’t go as planned. This is a beginner session oriented to business owners and project managers curious to learn more about machine learning, or who may have an idea that involves machine learning and want to know where to begin. This session will take place on: Thursday, March 24th - 12:00pm - 2:00pm (Atlantic time) You do need to have a laptop with a Mac, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc). Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. […]
Let’s discuss what happens when startups put people first. The All Things People Conference is a virtual event designed to help anyone interested in scaling diversity and belonging put the “people” in “people operations.” People ops and HR are usually the last departments startups build. What are the most common mistakes made during the process? How does DEI fit in? VFC conducted a survey of over 1200 partner startups in 2020. While some leveraged the changes caused by Covid-19 to rebuild their organizational cultures, others struggled. Significant themes that surfaced through these changes included hiring, onboarding, and developing diverse and inclusive culture and HR policies. The All Things People Conference brings VFC's vast network together to openly and candidly chat about practical and system-shifting steps Canadian startups and innovators must take to make the most of lessons learned from this moment. Workshops led by People Operations, industry, and JEDDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, and Inclusivity) leaders will share practical solutions and discuss the importance of integrating People Operations. Leaders, founders, and managers of small businesses and startups will gain insights and knowledge from those who have been there, done that, failed, and tried again. You’ll learn how to unlock the […]