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| December 1stCC by greefus groinks I seem to spend a lot of time convincing people not to raise money. The #1 culprit is not The Downturn or a lack of good ideas. The… Read More
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| December 1stCC by greefus groinks I seem to spend a lot of time convincing people not to raise money. The #1 culprit is not The Downturn or a lack of good ideas. The… Read More
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Angel Co-Investment Summit Roundup
| November 25thLast week’s Angel Co-Investment Summit, put together by the NACO, was one of the best investment forums in recent memory. Over 150 active Angel investors (yes, you read that number correctly)… Read More
StartupDrinks Montreal
| November 21stStartups and drinking are both positive influences in my life so I never miss an opportunity to combine both. Heri at TechEntreprise has announced the next StartupDrinks Montreal which is happening… Read More
Bulletproof Your Ideas: Part 2 – Be a Skeptic
| November 18thI previously talked about how to vet ideas by putting them through a quick screening process. Another good technique is to take your idea and argue the opposite. Philosophers have done this for… Read More
StartupEmpire Roundup
| November 16thHats off to Jevon, David, Jonas, Michele and the StartupNorth team for putting on StartupEmpire last week. Startups do not exist in a vacuum and a better community means better startups. Read More
Bulletproofing Your Ideas: Part 1 – The Quick Screen
| November 12thAs entrepreneurs, we all have great ideas and we love turning them into reality. Unfortunately, most people spend more time justifying why their idea is great rather than questioning whether it is great. Here’s an… Read More
Winners of StartupEmpire Contest Announced
| November 11thThank you to everyone who submitted entries to the StartupEmpire giveaway. The quality of the writing and thinking was excellent and it was inspirational hearing so many people wanting to further their entrepreneurial… Read More
Contest – 10 Free Tickets to StartupEmpire Available
| November 5thFlow Ventures, Austin Hill and AngelSoft are co-sponsoring a contest to help 10 entrepreneurs attend next week’s StartupEmpire for free. This is going to be a great event to… Read More
Free MS Software for Startups
| November 5thMicrosoft has just launched a new startup initiative called BizSpark which provides free Microsoft software to startups. What software? MS Visual Studio Pro SQL Server Windows Vista, XP, Server etc. Office & Project… Read More
Ottawa Founders & Funders Wrap-Up
| November 3rdThe inaugural Founders & Funders Ottawa was a great example of entrepreneurial power networking. I personally don’t like “fashion show” events where founders pitch a panel of funders. I have a feeling that not… Read More