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.

  • scanwiches:

    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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  • zachklein:

    DreamHack Summer is the world’s largest LAN party.

    This is somewhat frightening.