Could Canada’s productivity crisis serve as the breaking point for a tech industry that historically stayed out of politics?
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As an early-stage investor, velocity is the #1 thing I’m trying to measure when I meet with founders.
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Plenty of posts have been written about how investors diligence startup founders, but how can founders diligence VCs?
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The frost of winter is finally thawing and spring is upon us. Will the tech market begin to open up like early spring flowers?
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There are strong economic arguments for governments to help foster the creation of new venture funds to support their startup ecosystems. But how should they approach this?
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The relationship between a founder and an investor can last 10 years or more. Just like any long-term relationship, you need to put in effort to stay aligned.
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I’ve had the privilege of working with dozens of startup ecosystems around the world, and I can say from experience that along with death and taxes, one of the certainties of life is that every politician, journalist and armchair entrepreneur thinks that their city can be the next Silicon Valley.
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If your goal as a founder is to build a world-changing company you need to put yourself in the best position to run an epic, decade-long marathon. Which means you need to treat yo’ self!
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One topic that gets founders riled up is the fact that many VCs won’t invest in solo founders. Why do solo founders make investors so nervous?
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Canada has a long, proud history in hard tech but risks missing out on the current renaissance for one key reason.
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Like fundraising, getting acquired is something most founders only do once (if ever). Here are 5 ways you can improve the outcome of an M&A process.
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Pivoting is a right of passage for many startup founders. But too often, the road to a successful pivot is cut short by a critical mistake: the founders failed to fully reset the business.
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Silicon Valley has a paradox: most people in places of power, influence and experience genuinely want to help up-and-coming founders, but their work and obligations leave little to no time for them to do so. Solving this puzzle is the ultimate cheat code.
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Many people fall into the trap of thinking that, in order to grow in our professional lives, we must be uncomfortable at work. What really matters is that we challenge ourselves somewhere, somehow in some aspect of our lives.
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I had a front-row seat for the rise and fall of MySpace. This critical mistake that MySpace made is still relevant to founders today.
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Here are 5 new habits that every founder can begin this week to start the new year off strong.
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As we enter 2024, there’s significant reason for optimism. So in the spirit of sports columnist Peter King, here are 5 Things I Think I Think - Q4 2023 Edition.
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As with many things in life, the little things can have far more of an impact on your success when fundraising than you might expect. Here are four small things that won't win you a new investor, but could potentially lose you one.
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In a world of generative AI and LLMs, “What if Google builds it?” is no longer a bullshit question for investors to ask founders.
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