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Vancouver based Layerboom acquired by Joyent (?)
A few hours ago Techvibes reported that Vancouver based Layerboom has been acquired by Joyent. The post was subsequently taken down however, but once you tweet it, it is there for the world to see. I assume Techvibes…
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Quebec City based Poly9 group acquired by Apple
Techcrunch is reporting that Quebec City based Poly9 group has been acquired by apple. Details are thin and it looks like the team has gone dormant. It will be interesting to find out exactly what has transacted in…
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Going global from day one
Arguably, two of the most important centers of innovation outside of Silicon Valley are in India and Israel. The reasons of why this is are numerous and could form basis of someone’s PhD thesis but for the purpose…
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Beyond the Rack raises $12million
MontrealStartup is reporting that their portfolio company, Beyond the Rack, has secured a new round of financing with BDC Venture Capital and Highland Capital Partners. I have been watching Beyond the Rack since Montreal Startup’s initial investment, but…
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Week in Review
RT @WavefrontAC: Entrepreneurship@Wavefrontac with @bcic 12-month concept-to-commercialization program Apply by 7/16: http://ht.ly/26p2X # RT @spelton: really proud to announce that @sysomos has been acquired. Bravo to @koudas, @nileshbansal and all of their team! # New job posted: Intermediate…
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Dayforce secures an additional $10million
VentureBeat is reporting that Dayforce has secured an additional $10million in financing, bringing their total pool of raise capital to $20million. This isn’t a major surprise for anyone who has been watching David Ossip over the last 3…
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The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development
I was reading Eric Reis’ Lessons Learned blog yesterday and he talked about The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development. I begrudgingly read Steve Blank‘s Four Steps to the Epiphany, which is a must read for any entrepreneur (begrudgingly read…
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Getting Traction
Traction trumps everything for angel investors. Traction is the proxy by which you can determine how well a startup is doing. It demonstrates that the team is able to execute together. That the product has a market with…
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Sysomos acquired
News has leaked out today that Toronto-based Sysomos, a social media monitoring firm, has been acquired by MarketWire. As usual, the terms of the deal are not being disclosed, but we do know that, like BumpTop, Sysomos was…
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Day 1 as Entrepreneur in Residence
I am starting my new role as Entrepreneur in Residence at Innovacorp today. While a lot of the details of what that means still need to be worked out, I can tell you what it means for me in…
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Week in Review
The Coming Super-Seed Crash by @pkedrosky http://bit.ly/9U1NoI #mustread #vc #angel #investing #ftw # New job posted: Executive Assistant / Xtreme Labs / Toronto, ON, Canada http://bit.ly/cd45Ln # BBC Startup Stories http://bit.ly/cvm6PN with @mlevchin @sevenbrands @tramp0 #uk #entrepreneurs #…
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Riding a Mega-Trend Isn’t the Same as Solving a Real Problem
Ben Yoskovitz just nailed a big issue that a lot of startups need to come to terms with: A trend is not a marketplace But be careful. Riding a mega-trend isn’t the same as solving a real problem.…
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StartupDrinks – YYZ, YUL, YYT, YQM, YYC, YHZ, YFC, YSJ
Friendly neighbourhood reminder that tomorrow, June 30, 2010, is StartupDrinks (well tonight in Saskatoon & Regina). On June 30, 2010 you can join entrepretreneurs in: Montreal, Toronto, St. John, Calgary, Halifax, Fredericton, Saint John, and Moncton. Jevon is going…
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Week in Review
New job posted: Customer Support Analyst / Destiny Solutions / Toronto, ON, Canada http://bit.ly/c3TznT # New job posted: QA Analyst / Destiny Solutions / Toronto, ON, Canada http://bit.ly/bepySM # New job posted: Software Engineer / Destiny Solutions /…
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The best laid 15 year plans
OMERS and ABP announced the launch of INKEF Capital, a € 200 million venture fund that is focused on deploying € 100 million in Canada in 5 years. “In the first five years, € 100 million is anticipated…
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Russia learning from Silicon Valley
While everyone in Quebec and Ontario were doing the shake-rattle-and-roll, the Silicon Valley establishment was playing host to Russia’s President Medvedev. Apparently having your economy rely solely on exporting oil and mafia dons isn’yt considered sound economic policy…
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ScreenScape – Software for screens in public places
I had a chance to catch up with Screenscape this week after they announced a new round of financing that came in just over $3million. The Prince Edward Island and Toronto based startup will be using the financing…
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Can you pitch in 6 slides?
Can you pitch your company in six slides? I can’t believe that Fred and Brad raised the first USV fund with only six (6) slides. “We learned to simplify our story and we learned how to create six…
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Mentoring Virtually in Toronto
C100 is hitting the road (virtually) and will be bringing the next C100 mentoring session to Toronto. We’re working with our partners Extreme Venture Partners and are looking for three companies to participate. Interested? Please apply via our…
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Week in Review
New job posted: Seed Stage Start-up Seeks CTO/Equity Partner / MLC / Toronto, ON, Canada http://bit.ly/bSQ7pG # New job posted: Agile Engineer / Xtreme Labs / Toronto, ON, Canada http://bit.ly/91WaHX # New job posted: VP, Technology / Confidential…