Who am I, and what do I offer? How might I be of service?

I'm curious to find out, how about you?

 

So about me. I've spawned a series of successful tech startups out of Montreal over the past two decades.

 

In the beginning (circa 2005)... my first true luv, my award-winning Apple Service Provider i-Technique on Saint Laurent Boulevard. Fun fact; Cirque de Soleil execs and their staff would entrust their Apple product for service and repairs. Notable clients included Montreal OG Vice Magazine, Moment Factory, Francois Bazinet & Guru, and wunderkind Dax Dasilva with his brilliant PoS startup called Lightspeed.

 

I followed up a decade of service with Apple by launching mConcierge, a software "startup", and eventually, the first mobile "app " for the hospitality industry, which grew up to become GuestDriven and my first at bat with VC investors!

 

8 Years later and on an exit high - I went on a crusade to disrupt just about anything I could. We re-imagined charitable daily giving with I Can Go Without, and pretty much hit a career pinnacle with Potcoin.

 

Throughout my ventures, I've engaged as a FI Mentor and have worked in and around endless backroom with various angel networks, start-up hubs, and VCs. Profiting from their mentorship, encouragement, and financial support. Coming out of the pandemic, recharged, I've taken stock and am seeking a new hive. My inherent value to an executive team, in any capacity, is an exciting prospect; a structured opportunity to contribute what knowledge I've gathered to the next generation of pioneering founders, I believe this is what it's all about now.

 

I live in the Quartier des Spectacles. Odds are, if you are behind the paywall.. it would be worth the while to check each other out! I'm almost certain there will be some interesting chemistry.

 

Joel Yaffe

www.linkedin.com/in/joelyaffe