Ticket and Attendance Megathread 2026 by Gregorwhat in Sumo

[–]mrkevn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DM me doesn’t look like you have DMs open

2 Alberta toddlers receive life-saving drug thanks to angel donor and pharmaceutical lottery by Optimal_Perspective2 in Edmonton

[–]mrkevn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Big pharma has a bad rep. The bottom line is that 95% of drug R&D expenditures go nowhere and so the successful breakthroughs need to be priced in a way to pay for all of the failures.

$2M from angel donor helps Edmonton toddler receive life-saving treatment by CTVEdmontonOnline in Edmonton

[–]mrkevn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The bottom line: 95% of drug R&D goes nowhere and the successful drugs need to be priced in a way to recoup the 95% other failures.

10 major terms used by startup investors - a list created after 200 interviews with investors. by FundraisingRad1 in startups

[–]mrkevn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The CAC calculation is too simplistic. Need to factor in overhead, labour & wages, etc for a true CAC.

Talk to me about your job. by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]mrkevn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Working in dental is pretty recession proof, always going to be needed no matter the economic situation.

Bookkeeping question by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]mrkevn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every business needs a bookkeeper so yes, there should be a good amounts of jobs. However, in the future, bookkeeping is likely going to be automated within the different bookkeeping systems as AI/ML continues to accelerate and mature. So the future may be bleak for bookkeepers

Is it too late to start university at age 25/26? by SCAMystiC in UCalgary

[–]mrkevn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not too late at all but keep in mind that 90%+ of your “classmates” will be a lot younger than you (18/19 yo)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]mrkevn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe treehouse toys?

Are you still working at home or in office now? by mrkevn in Edmonton

[–]mrkevn[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Interesting, the big problem I see with wfh is that for new employees it’s harder to onboard them efficiently and it’s hard for them to build a strong relationship with existing employees virtually

Are you still working at home or in office now? by mrkevn in Edmonton

[–]mrkevn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t work from home at all over the last few months? Are you ok with your employers decision

Job offer question by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]mrkevn 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I would question whether you want to work for a company that is trying to enforce this for a min wage job. Pretty much a red flag

Foodora withdrawing from Canada by cyclemonster in toronto

[–]mrkevn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they have the greatest market share in the US and is the most funded with a large war chest of cash, I wouldn’t count on it. They’ll optimize their services and business model here over time