Google getting into the people search business in a bigger way?
People search must account for a significant portion of Google search traffic and it is interesting to see that they are now trying to grab a larger market but asking people to store essential information in a Google profile. If this takes off, this would not be great news to Facebook, LinkedIn and specialized people […]
Great job opportunities in our portfolio
Start-ups are all about the people creating and growing them so all of our founders and CEO’s are continuously looking to add great talent to their teams. Going forward I am going to highlight some of the job opportunities here on the blog – so consider applying if you are interested in one of the […]
Looking for the Mark MacLeod (aka StartupCFO) of Vancouver
I have been very impressed with what Mark MacLeod has done for numerous Montreal and Toronto startups as their part-time CFO. A former CFO for numerous startups himself, he started StartupCFO Enterprises a few years ago in order provide financial and strategic guidance as well as back office admin services (so everything from help in […]
W Media Ventures today. W Media Ventures tomorrow.
Last week’s W Media Ventures CEO summit provided a good opportunity for me to reflect on where W Media Ventures stands today and where I want it to be in the near future. Over the last 2 years, W Media has evolved into one of the leading early-stage consumer Internet investors in the Pacific Northwest […]
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….