The Game of Things

The Official Page for The Game of THINGS. A Party game that's guaranteed to make you laugh! You won't believe the THINGS... you'll hear!

[Mark Sherry @MSherry45]

Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur – Hockey Stick Growth
As stated in earlier blogs, Bob, Rob and I started Stroma Service Consulting Inc. in the fall of 2000. At first, we were all working on different projects...https://t.co/HXxVF6p50h

[Mark Sherry @MSherry45]

Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur – A&W Opening Day
The construction of the new A&W restaurant was near completion, my training was complete and opening day was approaching – March 14, 2001. We hired twice...https://t.co/W1n68k8T5H

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Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur – It’s Only Work

At the end of the last post, I stated that three businesses were all starting at the same time. This is true but Quinn & Sherry (makers of The Game of Things) was lagging behind a bit...https://t.co/R6If6xK0aM

[Mark Sherry @MSherry45]

Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur – In the Beginning

Before I get into the post just a quick update: https://t.co/3ta4waTC78 is closing in on 8,000 monthly active users.. Our goal is to get to 10,000 by months end...https://t.co/d8hvQ4dqF2

[Mark Sherry @MSherry45]

I had a good interview with Markus Schwabe yesterday morning. Listen below.

Morning North with Markus Schwabe - March 9, 2026: Tech startup in North Bay says it’s created an app to compare prices across grocery stores to help shoppers save money https://t.co/qDvcesrq60

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Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur – Ready, Set, Go

Today we FINALLY launched our go to market version of https://t.co/rsdA6mJ36H across Canada. This is our grocery app that helps users save big bucks...https://t.co/WD9RTuqKFB

[Mark Sherry @MSherry45]

Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur
Canadore College – My 10 Year Detour

I started working at Canadore College on contract in the summer of 1987, a lifetime ago. I followed my girlfriend (wife to be) Gina back home...https://t.co/pksXh6FXyE

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Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur - Our Trip to the Olympic Games
I know I said I would do a post about my time at Canadore College but since the Olympics start tomorrow, I thought I would have a little fun...https://t.co/T2kRz5QeKV

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Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur – Stress & Ukuleles Well launch date for https://t.co/rsdA6mJ36H has come and gone, and we did not make the date. We got sidetracked and went down a rabbit hole...https://t.co/VDlnVf41Nv

[Mark Sherry @MSherry45]

Post #10 Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur – The Launch
There is nothing that creates more excitement and anxiety than the launch of a new product. And as I sit here eight days away from our launch (Jan 14) of https://t.co/3ta4waU9WG...https://t.co/cxx9mC0PaC

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Post #9 Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur
Pivot and Scramble
If you recall from the last post my maternity store is struggling along and I need to make some tough decisions. There are only two decisions I can make...https://t.co/dT9Hep1tEx

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Post #8 Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur
Small Changes Big Ripples

At the end of the last post I said I was 23 and started a maternity store, I think I was actually 24 when it opened...https://t.co/PFdYEQ0HVE

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Post #7 Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur
In the Beginning – Don’t Let Your Kids Read This!

I look back at my life, and I wonder sometimes where did this entrepreneurial drive come from. My first job was delivering catalogues and flyers. At the age...https://t.co/o76iYUK2yJ

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Post #6 Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur
The Grind
After we decided on groceries and the name https://t.co/rsdA6mJAWf, we needed to figure out if we could do this technically. This is where the development team comes into play. https://t.co/CuuAoyu6ny

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Post #5 Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur What Now? It is early February 2024 and after we reduced our numbers to the core at One Red Maple, we met to decide what the pivot will be. Here is the list of ideas we came up with: - https://t.co/KOjFP5FDb9

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Bit of a recap - I am a founder of One Red Maple which created an app that redirected sales out of large corporately owned online stores to locally owned businesses...https://t.co/kFXE6VY1bu

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When you start a new business there is a moment when you go Aha, I get it and you can see a clear path to success. You never know if it will arrive or if it will come...https://t.co/3gnu0PMxO3

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Exciting news!
Meet Eric, creator of Tripped this weekend at Thundercon in Thunder Bay!
📍 Check Thundercon out 👉 https://t.co/kqMLiNRcin
Play Tripped at Thundercon:
👉 Sat, Sept 20th: https://t.co/Pgtmx8T9Mc
👉 Sun, Sept 21st: https://t.co/j5n72NqLzX
Don’t miss it!