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Rescheduling Founders & Funders
Did you know that Feburary 15, 2010 is Family Day? It wasn’t something I was thinking about when scheduling Founders & Funders in Toronto. Attendance requests have been very positive. But there has been a theme that we should consider…
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Week in Review
Startup Drinks is happening after DemoCamp on Jan 27 http://bit.ly/8273E2 #toronto #startups #social # Myths of the entrepreneur as risk taker. http://bit.ly/4XJ7pN # RT @RICCentre: Breakfast session on Angel and VC financing in Canada! Register at http://bit.ly/2zgCH9 #…
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Bering Media raises Series A
Having learned the ropes as Directors of Sales at Sandvine, cofounders Michael Ho and Nicolas St-Pierre set out to develop technology enabling the delivery of hyperlocal geo-targeted online advertising. With a major pilot customer signed on and patent-pending…
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Week in Review
RT @phankinson: Tether is now the #1 top paid application on BlackBerry AppWorld (on the BlackBerry)… That was quick! # Just had my butt handed to me in squash a 6 games in a row . . .…
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10 Things Happening on the Canadian Tech Scene
I was reading Curbed.com’s Lockhart Steele’s presentation on Ten Things Happening on the New York Tech Scene in ’10 and I thought we shouldn’t be left out. So I started to compile a list of things that I’ve…
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Communitylend goes live
After a few years and a handful of blog posts, I am at a loss for words other than to say I am glad things are finally rolling and CommunityLend is open for business in Ontario (for accredited…
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Week in Review
Alberta innovates innovation through innovation http://bit.ly/5Q2k9Q # RT @Desix Nice article about pricing models – gets you thinking in the right way if nothing else: http://bit.ly/4qX792 # New job posted: Marketing Manager / Kryptiva inc. / Sherbrooke, QC,…
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The Value of Community
Are you curious about what being a startup is really about? Do you think there are too many events in Toronto? “Being in the community is important to you, but being in front of your customers is what…
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Week in Review
10 Things you can learn from Lady Gaga http://bit.ly/7FsooZ # New job posted: Business Development Lead / Assetize / Toronto, ON, Canada http://bit.ly/87c5gf # Great coverage of @CommunityLend in the Financial Post http://bit.ly/55tg9t #toronto #startups # True Growth…
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Just being a web startup shouldn't be good enough for you
A few weeks ago I posted my thoughts on what being a startup should really be about. I know some people don’t like posts like that, because it goes against the "you rock!" back-patting mentality of a room…
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Week in Review
RT @startupcfo: This is why most startups should not bother pitching big VC funds http://bit.ly/1hc8r #startups #vc #pitching # RT @TTaxChels: Hey startups – have any tax questions you'd like help with? I'm looking for tips for a…
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Seed State of Mind
Seed investments into cohorts of startups (think: Y Combinator, TechStars) are popping up across Canada. And there is sure there is to be more to come… On the tail of the ExtremeU class of three in 2009: Assetize…
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StartupDrinks Halifax #1 – Tonight
If you are in Halifax tonight, come to the Loose Cannon for StartupDrinks. This is the first of what will hopefully be a regular set of startup community events in Halifax in the coming year. I’ll be there…
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Week in Review
7 Lessons from AlphaLab Experience by @Dontrepreneur http://bit.ly/6hhrdf "Demo Day is not magical" #mustread #startps #incubators # Getting media coverage for your startup: making the pitch by @krusk http://bit.ly/8qPWIJ at @startupottawa #startups #media # It's All About Selling…
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Exits – Laying the foundations for maximum company value
Entrepreneurs launch, employees get involved, and investors invest in start-ups for a variety of reasons and motivations. Underlying each group’s individual motivations is a desire/dream of hitting it big with an exit and getting a cash out for…
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Founders & Funders – Feb 15, 2010
It’s time to for another Founders & Funders event in Toronto. I can’t believe it’s been 18 months since the last event in June 2008. The next event is scheduled for Februrary 15, 2010 in downtown Toronto. We’re…
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Microsoft acquires Opalis
Microsoft has acquired Mississauga-based Opalis. Details are available on the System Center blog and on TechNet. Rick Segal provides a summary of the investor involved, Peter Carrescia at VenGrowth. VenGrowth had invested $3.6M in March 2004 and had…
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C'mon Meat, throw me that weak-ass shit!
Crash Davis: Relax, all right? Don’t try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they’re fascist. Throw some ground balls – it’s more democratic. Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: [to himself] What’s this guy know about pitching? If…
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Week in Review
Lessons Learned – Viral Marketing http://bit.ly/5NhoEF #viralcoefficient # Does a VCs brand matter? by @cdixon http://bit.ly/8TzF9Y – "the quality of the individual partner making the offer matters a lot" # New job posted: Software Sales Specialist / Quasar…
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What is being a startup really about?
Being a startup is definitely a badge of honour these days. It always has been, but it seems to have taken on some whole new meaning. I think part of the reason is that starting a startup is…