
James Beard’s Hero: Capicola, Mortadella, Prosciutto, Salami, Provolone, Hot Peppers, On an Italian Hero. See it on display at The James Beard House through December 2012
Daily insights for city builders, delivered every morning at 6 AM ET. I’m Brandon Donnelly — a Toronto-based real estate developer and founder of Globizen. I’ve been writing here since 2013.

James Beard’s Hero: Capicola, Mortadella, Prosciutto, Salami, Provolone, Hot Peppers, On an Italian Hero. See it on display at The James Beard House through December 2012
The reason is that innovation is the most difficult core competency to build in any business. Innovation is almost insane by definition: most people view any truly innovative idea as stupid, because if it was a good idea, somebody would have already done it. So, the innovator is guaranteed to have more natural initial detractors than followers.
Ben Horowitz of A16Z

Excavation underway at the 12 Degrees condo (Queen St W & Beverley St)
Never doubt that a small startup can take on a huge monopoly. Indeed, it is the only thing that can.
Fred Wilson, Venture Capitalist Margaret Mead

Hired!
This is the most manic depressive way you could possibly live life. You’re never having a good day. You’re either having the best day ever, or you are thinking you are about to die.
Sam Lessin, Founder of Drop.io, about being an entrepreneur

Ice condos under construction in the Southcore http://thedirt.co (at Ice Condominiums)
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