Founding a startup – if I would’ve had one million dollars

If I had a million dollars – I’d be rich!  (Would I???) What may seem like a very long time ago for many of the people reading this, there was a song by the Barenaked Ladies – If I had

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Should your startup take VC money?

Should your startup take VC money? Speaking with fellow investors, we often chat about whether we are always doing the right thing by investing in the businesses we do.  It’s not that we do or don’t believe in the specific

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Rise of Incubators and Accelerators, Geoffrey Hinton’s influence, an AI National focus and looking to the future

This is the final of the series where I will examine the problem that #Canada has with its lack of #funding for #technology startups. If you happen to have missed part I of Canada, and more specifically Toronto, belongs at the

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Lack of venture capital money, lack of visionary technology leaders and lack of Canadian exits

This is part III of the series where I will examine the problem that #Canada has with its lack of #funding for #technology startups. If you happen to have missed part I of Canada, and more specifically Toronto, belongs at the

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