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Reminder: Startup Drinks in YOUR city!
| September 28thWell, if you happen to be in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto or Waterloo, that is! Startup Drinks is a monthly gathering of people working in and around startups of every stripe. In each of these… Read More
Reminder: Startup Drinks in YOUR city!
| September 28thWell, if you happen to be in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto or Waterloo, that is! Startup Drinks is a monthly gathering of people working in and around startups of every stripe. In each of these… Read More
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Great to see @potloc_mtl , a member of the @flowventures family, on @CP24 talking about the public opinion research they did re the King Street West pilot project in Toronto! ow.ly/bCZB50jPFNO
A big congratulations to our friends at @XenAccounting and @ryanlazanis on the acquisition by @equiomgroup - wonderful to see friends of @flowventures do well! ow.ly/8z8L50jIqrL
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Packed house at the Globe and Mail Small Business Summit! CEO of Kicking Horse Coffee, Elana Rosenfeld @KckngHrseCoffee on stage being interviewed by Sarah Efron @Sarah_Efron, Small Business Editor of the Globe and Mail. Looking forward to being part of the next panel! #sbs18
The Applied AI Panel at #BDCFinTech going well. Interesting perspective re using customer data properly when rules are evolving: “Act with a sense of empathy. Would you want your data used in this way?”
Can't wait to speak at the Globe and Mail Small Business Summit on May 8th - Join us! ow.ly/vk3J30jxJe5
Looking forward to the #BDCFintech 2.0 Summit next week! For startups, see the below image for a discount code to join @flowventures and many of the top FinTech minds at this summit. Was great last year!
Join the Toronto startup community for a drink tonight at @StartupDrinksTO ! Details at: ow.ly/njX230jcl0c
More From Our Blog
Startup Drinks: Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and now Waterloo!
| September 22ndWe’re now onto our fourth city joining the Startup Drinks bandwagon thanks to Dan Silivestru. Waterloo is a little out of sync for this one to avoid conflicts with DemoCamp Guelph. So, here are… Read More
August Startup Drinks in Toronto and Montreal! Update: now Ottawa too!
| August 19thThe inaugural Startup Drinks Toronto had over 100 people thanks to David Crow and his organizing efforts. Montreal had another really nice mid-summer showing as well! We’re back for another round this Wednesday, August 26… Read More
Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund: Good for Investment, Not Good for Angels
| August 4thThe Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund was unveiled last week and I know investors across the country have been anxiously awaiting the details. Here’s the skinny: $250 million fund size Matches investments for qualified… Read More
Don't Forget Startup Drinks in Montreal and Toronto!
| July 27thThis Wednesday, July 29 is the date when Toronto and Montreal Startup Drinks sync up! If you’re in either city, there’s no reason to stay in. For Toronto: Venue: Pogue Mahone,… Read More
Investors: What Have You Done For Your Startups Lately?
| July 27thOver the last two weeks I’ve spent over 24 hours driving to various client meetings for one of our startups. Yes, the ratio of driving time to meeting time (6:1) is pretty high, but these… Read More
Startup Drinks, Montreal and Toronto: Wednesday, July 29!
| July 22ndThis Wednesday, July 29, Startup Drinks will be held simultaneously in two different locations! We’ve been working behind the scenes with Canadian startup agitator David Crow to get our Toronto brethren into the… Read More
The Thinking Behind Starting Up: 10 Posts
| July 20thThe Flow Ventures blog has been up and running for over six months and during that time it’s naturally gravitated towards topics for early-stage startups. Partly because that’s our focus at Flow and partly because… Read More
Flow Ventures Announces Investment in ArtAnywhere
| July 15thWe’re very happy to announce our second investment of 2009, in Montreal-based ArtAnywhere (www.artanywhere.com). This online art rental business combines a social purpose with a solid business case. The idea is… Read More
The Value Net as a Tool for Competitive Analysis
| July 6thHaving talked about the goal of competitive analysis and being better, not just different, it’s time to talk about a framework for doing competitive analysis. The Value Net, developed by Adam… Read More