I don’t often look to politicians to help out startups. Typically when they do, they mess it up and make it worse than it was before. And probably if I looked at Rob Ford’s track record of do-little-ness, I’d think even less of trying to push him ...
Some rights reserved by chrissam42 It’s been 376 days since I put together the Hot Sh!t List 2011. And we’re looking to round out the list with some the next generation of to be watched entrepreneurs. Who in Canada is better than all the rest? Per...
At last, JP Morgan (JPM:NYSE) shareholders and their politcal representatives might find out exactly what transpired within the JPM Chief Investment Office. As much as the Wall Street Journal may try to get the story precisely correct, and as hard...
As our 5th Annual Charity Golf Classic is quickly approaching, we are extremely pleased to have ADP once again as our presenting sponsor! This year’s tournament will be held on Monday, June 18th, 2012 at Eagles Nest Golf Club. We stil have some sp...
Standout speakers included Dave McClure, Howard Lindzon, and Brad Feld, and the audience included a who's who of the Montreal and Canadian tech/startup scene. From VCs to entrepreneurs, there was something for everyone. . 's ROI for AccelerateMTL ...
This year, popular festival Coachella provided rfid bracelets as tickets. In the following video, instead of having a paper or a sim card, ticket checking is contactless and quick: It’s secure, convenient, and quick, since there is no money transa...
I was recently asked to comment on Blueseed. And I have not been following the issue very closely. I have held a number of non-resident visas during my stay in the US as a student, employee and entrepreneur. I have held at various times during my ...
So if you find a problem there’s probably a startup idea lying somewhere nearby. A Montreal developer Kenji Williams developed an app called twtspire.com that scours twitter and automatically detects tweets from people that wonder why a solution d...
Experienced tech veteran, director, advisor, and former VC joins innovative technology financing firm First published at Espresso Capital Partners Written by Gary Yurkovich, Managing General Partner at Espresso Capital Partners Espresso Capital we...
For those of you who missed it on Thursday at 3pm, Mark McQueen was back as a regular guest co-host on the Business News Network’s “Business Day” with Kim Parlee to discuss the top business stories of the day. They spoke to Maxim Sytchev, managing...
Written by Joseph Fung, CEO of TribeHR. This was originally posted on Joseph's blog on April 19, 2012. As a Founder-CEO you’ll find yourself hiring-in expertise that you lack, and at some point you’ll have to hire your first executive – likely CFO...
Chris Arsenault (LinkedIn, AngelList, @chrisarsenault) sent me a message yesterday about writing about the CVCA conference. And I was looking at the conference trying to figure out why as an entrepreneur that I might want to attend this event. It ...
