
Building a startup is hard.
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How to Pitch Like an American
Americans are born confident. So much so that the rest of the world often mistakes it for arrogance. But in many aspects of life, American confidence — born of a deeply held belief that success is manifest destiny — is an unfair advantage.
In fundraising, it’s a game-changer.
Wow, Did My Pitch Deck Suck
Long before I was a VC, I cofounded DataHero, the world’s first cloud BI company. I recently came across one of our old fundraising decks and boy, did it suck! Let’s look at all the mistakes we made in that deck.
Canadian VCs Need to Get Out of Canada
As a Canadian investor, I get to meet incredible founders from Victoria to St. John’s every single week. But as much as I enjoy crisscrossing this magnificent country, for me to be an effective investor, it's essential that I get out of Canada.
Why Did I Come Back to Canada?
Since moving from San Francisco to Vancouver in late 2020, I’ve been asked one question over and over: “Why did you come back to Canada?