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Entering into Fall (it sure feels like Fall with close to freezing point temperatures in Montreal last night), back from vacation with the kids, I am attending Fall VON in Boston this week. It is very...
View ArticleBanff Venture Forum
Last week, I had a chance to attend the Banff Venture Forum in Banff, Alberta. This conference gives young technology companies the opportunity to present to early-stage investors. The conference...
View ArticleAngels and VCs
I have attended a number of early-stage investment conferences over the past month and I've taken note of some common themes and controversial comments that I thought I would share over the coming...
View ArticleCapital Efficiency
There has been lots of talk lately about whether the venture capital model is “broken”. It is quite a complicated question (with no obvious answer) that I will leave to others more adept at...
View ArticleVC Industry Lessons
I have recently returned from a 10 day trip to Israel with my partners at Brightspark. We were busy the entire trip with meetings every day including some touring as well. It was a wonderful...
View ArticleStartup Crisis
So, when do you panic? As an investor in many startups, we are always dealing with a major crisis in one of our companies. The reality of startups is that it is actually part of the normal process to...
View ArticleMore "Bill Gateses", not more graduates
The press in Canada has been full of articles about how Bill Gates thinks that if Canada and the US want to stay ahead, they should "focus on improving the quality of education and expanding the number...
View ArticleMobile Fireworks
Yesterday was the 5th of November, or better known as Guy Fawkes day in England and many commonwealth countries. Guy Fawkes is celebrated with fireworks and bonfires and commemorates the day when that...
View ArticleKickstarting an industry
Last month, I was lucky enough to join about 250 other attendees at Kinnernet 2009, a “Foo-type” Internet geek camp/ un-conference held on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Kinnernet is a...
View ArticleSummer’s over, but it feels a little like spring…
Normally this is the time of the year that really stresses me out. It is late September in Ontario, summer is over, the leaves are starting to change colour, and while it is still pretty nice out, it’s...
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