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Risk Tolerance 12 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
If there is one thing in Canadian startup land I have heard repeatedly since moving back from California it is in regards to the lack of ‘risk tolerance’ of VCs here. When I was on the operational sid...
A Perspective on Investor/Mentor Whiplash 1 Aug 2013 | 05:07 pm
Some rights reserved by nocklebeast The other day Fred Wilson posted an opinion and some tips on Investor/Mentor Whiplash. He took the position that that is a big problem for accelerators as well as...
Atlantic House @ Grow next week in Vancouver 31 Jul 2013 | 05:30 pm
The buzz has been awesome about the GROW conference next week. Just a few weeks after Startup Fest in Montreal. The summer season is moving quickly… A Startupnorth we’ve helped organize the Ontario H...
Music Hack Day – Aug 10-11 25 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Some rights reserved by TonyFelgueiras “Music is the soundtrack of our lives.” – Dick Clark There are an amazing set of Toronto based music startups emerging. Milq Rithm Strings.fm Smithson Mar...
Ontario House – Aug 14 @ The Portside Pub 24 Jul 2013 | 08:27 pm
We’re on the official Grow Conference schedule. Together with Communitech, we are hosting a party. You can decide for yourself if these conferences are right for you or your business (need help, check...
Testing the market before you build a product 13 Jul 2013 | 06:14 pm
Jason Kottke’s just shared an interesting story about Instagram shops which are doing gangbusters in Kuwait. A description from ‘shop’ owner Fatima Al Qadiri: If you have an Instagram account, you c...
SaaS vs. Traditional Software Licensing Model 10 Jul 2013 | 12:51 am
Global software vendors are starting to feel the disruptive effects of the software as a service business model (“SaaS”). The SaaS model is growing at an annual rate of 15%-20% and will likely repres...
The Tough Call on Startup Conferences 3 Jul 2013 | 07:34 pm
Some rights reserved by miketippett A great dialog recently broke out on Twitter after this tweet from Debbie Landa calling out Alberta and Quebec startups to step up and have a presence at the upco...
FREE…It May Cost You Your Startup 2 Jul 2013 | 11:29 pm
First, a quick quiz…For this quiz, time is important as we want your gut instinct so you only have five seconds to answer before the submit button goes away. It’s multiple choice, there are only two o...
Ontario Place @GrowConf 27 Jun 2013 | 06:35 pm
We’re heading to Grow Conference in Vancouver. You should join us at the Portside Pub on August 14, 2013. With our friends at Communitech, we are hosting Ontario Startup House during Grow Conference....
