2008 is almost over so it is time for a review of the year – here is what I am taking away from 2008 (and what I think about 2009): In the past few months we have experienced the fastest economic meltdown since a long time – perhaps ever, perhaps…
I think that Curt Cherewayko has done a great job in this week’s Business in Vancouver describing the market opportunities for both W Media Ventures as well as Nexopia. Only correction: I am the proud father of only one (and not two) boys but what the heck….
These are definitely tough times for start-ups and it is amazing to see how quickly the mood has changed, from continued optimism despite the looming sub prime market meltdown to sheer panic after the stock market sell-out. Since the now-already-famous Sequoia presentation, many start-ups have already reacted by significantly cutting…
Not a day passes that people don’t talk about the great opportunities that India and China are offering and I have been slowly getting involved with both countries: Indochino – while a Canadian company – operates it tailor-made suits business out of Shanghai and LiveCurrent is very active in India…
The season of relaunches continues: last week, Techvibes launched a completely overhauled product that has received some pretty good feedback here and here. The new product should lay the foundation to build a network of hyper-local technology news blogs and communities across North-America – while Techvibes currently only covers all…
