Murdoch: The Man Who Owns the News
Having heard and read tons of anecdotal stories about Murdoch in the past years, I finally wanted to fully understand how Murdoch got to where he is today (most like the most powerful media mogul in the world). So I started Michael Wolff’s new Murdoch biography “The man who owns the news” during the Christmas […]
First Round Capital coming to Vancouver on Jan 15
I am very happy to announce that First Round Capital, one of the most successful VC in the consumer internet space, is coming to Vancouver and will host an Office Hours event together with W Media on Jan 15 from 4pm to 6pm. For all other details (what the heck is an Office Hour event?) […]
Time for a review of 2008
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 since the Great Depression but […]
Nice article in this week’s BIV about W Media and Nexopia
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….
Why these tough times are good for Canadian Internet start-ups
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 their burn-rate and more cutting […]