People At Akoha

Austin is a long time entrepreneur, avid reader, and likes to think of himself as a OK kind of guy. He’s an active speaker (he speaks in a loud voice every day). In between angel investing, trying to make the world a better place, and leading the Akoha team, he tries to find time to read voraciously and tame his inbox. He’s active in the Canadian technology community as an angel investor and venture advisor wearing many other hats (when not in his trademark Kangol).

At Akoha, Simon Law does anything and everything that needs to get done. Simon Law has empirical proof that the Ballmer peak exists. Simon Law has too many clocks and not enough time. Simon Law hacks on free software when he can get away with it. Simon Law is unafraid of Google and is on too many social networks. Simon Law can’t stop writing in the third-person.

Éric hates the third person or using an uppercase “i” to refer to himself. Having spent most of my time dabbing in aerospace electronics, systems and software, my love for Python, for startups and for dark office spaces brought me to Akoha. The awesome team, our engaging project, easy access to Coco-Rico chicken and our red Swingline stapler keep me there. Offline, i like biking in to work in a blizzard cursing all the drivers who cut me off, playing with PICs, reading geeky magazines and hacking my HVAC system.

Alex has been starting companies before he was allowed to vote. Equal parts lover and fighter, Alex can debate the finer points of social entrepreneurship while he puts you in an hiji-jime elbow lock. When he’s not knee deep in feature specifications and paper prototypes, Alex can be found watching documentaries and reading books about evolution and complex systems (though not usually at the same time). When nervous, Alex can be calmed with 80% dark Ecuadorian chocolate.

Heavyweight champion in tech finance and administration circuits since the age of the Aztecs. His specially crafted woollen mask is meant to keep his head warm for mind numbing spreadsheets. The abacus is his weapon of choice, but is only used when investors question his assumptions. Despite all this brute force, he masterfully finesses his graphs and always makes the board of directors go “ooohhhh”. His hobbies include, but are not limited to, taking Polaroids, surfing couches, and general tomfoolery.

Formally trained as a trapeze artist in the Art World circus, Harlene is fresh on the 9–5 adventure circuit. Famous for her ambitious and enthusiastic scheduling acrobatics, she exhibits remarkable skill as she dares to juggle a multitude of fiery appointments and razor-sharp meetings. Her performances are sure to amaze as she performs incredible feats of calender contortion. Her stunts include: cannonballing herself head first into projects, walking the timeline tightrope, and making office supplies and croissants aux amandes appear from thin air. She can be found clowning around under the Akoha big top, taming the lions of the executive world, and miming her way through the day.

Austin is a long time entrepreneur, avid reader, and likes to think of himself as a OK kind of guy. He’s an active speaker (he speaks in a loud voice every day). In between angel investing, trying to make the world a better place, and leading the Akoha team, he tries to find time to read voraciously and tame his inbox. He’s active in the Canadian technology community as an angel investor and venture advisor wearing many other hats (when not in his trademark Kangol).

At Akoha, Simon Law does anything and everything that needs to get done. Simon Law has empirical proof that the Ballmer peak exists. Simon Law has too many clocks and not enough time. Simon Law hacks on free software when he can get away with it. Simon Law is unafraid of Google and is on too many social networks. Simon Law can’t stop writing in the third-person.

Éric hates the third person or using an uppercase “i” to refer to himself. Having spent most of my time dabbing in aerospace electronics, systems and software, my love for Python, for startups and for dark office spaces brought me to Akoha. The awesome team, our engaging project, easy access to Coco-Rico chicken and our red Swingline stapler keep me there. Offline, i like biking in to work in a blizzard cursing all the drivers who cut me off, playing with PICs, reading geeky magazines and hacking my HVAC system.

Alex has been starting companies before he was allowed to vote. Equal parts lover and fighter, Alex can debate the finer points of social entrepreneurship while he puts you in an hiji-jime elbow lock. When he’s not knee deep in feature specifications and paper prototypes, Alex can be found watching documentaries and reading books about evolution and complex systems (though not usually at the same time). When nervous, Alex can be calmed with 80% dark Ecuadorian chocolate.

Heavyweight champion in tech finance and administration circuits since the age of the Aztecs. His specially crafted woollen mask is meant to keep his head warm for mind numbing spreadsheets. The abacus is his weapon of choice, but is only used when investors question his assumptions. Despite all this brute force, he masterfully finesses his graphs and always makes the board of directors go “ooohhhh”. His hobbies include, but are not limited to, taking Polaroids, surfing couches, and general tomfoolery.

Formally trained as a trapeze artist in the Art World circus, Harlene is fresh on the 9–5 adventure circuit. Famous for her ambitious and enthusiastic scheduling acrobatics, she exhibits remarkable skill as she dares to juggle a multitude of fiery appointments and razor-sharp meetings. Her performances are sure to amaze as she performs incredible feats of calender contortion. Her stunts include: cannonballing herself head first into projects, walking the timeline tightrope, and making office supplies and croissants aux amandes appear from thin air. She can be found clowning around under the Akoha big top, taming the lions of the executive world, and miming her way through the day.