The Art of the Investor Pitch
I gave a talk yesterday at Bootup about the “Art of the Investor Pitch” – Maura Rodgers did a great job summarizing it and here is the full slide deck. Being good at pitching investors is one of the key success factors for entrepreneurs so have a look at the presentation to see if there […]
The stream is broken
One of the key innovations in social media was Facebook’s newsfeed and it transformed the site from a social network built around profiles to a truly engaging communication platform. But as every site with a focus on social has adopted a feed, the noise seem to have reached an unproductive level. No viral marketing strategy […]
Startup Visa Canada launched today – your support is needed!
In an increasingly globalized world the economic success of a city, a region or a whole country depends increasingly on their ability to attract the best and brightest from all around the world. This has been the driving force behind the rise of Silicon Valley as the technology hub and whole countries like the US […]
Amazon’s new Vancouver office is great news
Yesterday’s news that Amazon is opening an engineering office in Vancouver is a really good one for the city. While development offices can never replace having “real” anchor companies in a community, they can help attract and train talented developers that at some stage leave the company and start new companies. It is this typical […]
A shout-out to the Vancouver web community
Communities get built from the ground up, by passionate people that dedicate their time and energy to organize events, mentor young entrepreneurs or blog about what is going on. And I am really proud about what I am seeing in Vancouver right now – some highlights from the past year? Debbie Landa from Dealmaker Media […]