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Toronto Startup Heatmap

  By Erik Oster Wouldn't you like to know where all the hottest startups are with one quick glance?  MaRS Project Director Joe Greenwood is trying to make your dreams come true, directing a project compiling data on Toronto's startups and organizing them in a local heat map. 

Posted May 15, 2012

Terms To Know: Portfolio & Anti-Portfolio

By Andrew Klappholz Research in Motion. Telus. Rogers Communications. Before they went on to bring huge returns to investors throughout the world, they were smaller Canadian companies in need of startup capital. 

Posted May 14, 2012

The Revival of Innovation

By Jamie Clarke & Calvin Bohdan The automotive industry has long been held as the original innovation sector in America, or at least it was.

Posted May 11, 2012

Do One Thing Well: The Focus Philosophy

    By Harriette Halepis Mobile apps are tricky. Some hit the mark while others miss it entirely. The main difference between a mobile app that takes off and one that flops has a lot to do with focus: does the app do at least one thing really, really well? 

Posted May 11, 2012

Opinions

Do One Thing Well: The Focus Philosophy

    By Harriette Halepis Mobile apps are tricky. Some hit the mark while others miss it entirely. The main difference between a mobile app that takes off and one that flops has a lot to do with focus: does the app do at least one thing really, really well? 

Posted May 11, 2012

Founded in Canada, Expanded to the US

By Erik Oster Unique Solutions Design Ltd. is a Burnside, Nova Scotia data company poised to change fashion retail all across North America.

Posted May 10, 2012

How Good Management Mitigates Risk

By Jamie Clarke Risk is an inherent force in any investment. Nothing is 100% gauranteed ever. If you've ever been told otherwise, chances are you can see how that hasn't worked out in retrospect.

Posted May 9, 2012

Beware of The J-Curve

By Jamie Clarke If you're an investor in private companies, you've heard of the J-Curve. It's the promised land of startup investing.

Posted May 7, 2012

Tech Bubble Terror Talks

By Jamie Clarke The talk about the tech bubble may be the frothiest thing about the bubble. Investors are quick to dismiss its existence, because, well that cuts themselves off at the knees.

Posted May 3, 2012

Exits

The Reality of Return on Angel Investment

Original article appears via GUST   David Rose, the CEO of Gust, recently took to Quora to answer the question of what the typical return on an angel investment would be. Or, after how many years could an investor hope to make a profit on a single investment. While the answer will inevitably vary from company to company, enough information has been released over time that data is becoming easier to compile.

Posted Apr 3, 2012

The IPO On-Ramp

By Jamie Clarke   Set the clock back less than a year and the IPO had all but disappeared for high tech startups. After the market collapse in 2000, the market was sheepish (and rightfully so) about up and coming technology companies which in turn created a limited set of liquidity options for investors and entrepreneurs.

Posted Mar 13, 2012

Let Your Winners Run

This is a summary of an article appearing from Fred Wilson at A VC   Exits are a tricky business to be in. Exits are also the questions most often asked by investors and entrepreneurs. When is it coming, who is making it happen, and for how much? But as Wilson talks about in his post, it's important to understand your winners and losers.

Posted Feb 23, 2012
Facebook IPO

Facebook Investors: Watch Out for This Company's Future Plans

By Harriette Halepis Facebook has taken great pains to keep its product advances tightly under wraps until they launched. That’s all about to change. The famed social network has filed for an Initial Public Offering, and many of these past, present and future secrets are now subject to the reporting rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. This includes informing investors about the company’s future revenue plans are, and what product shortcomings investors should be wary of.

Posted Feb 22, 2012

Ecosystem

Toronto Startup Heatmap

  By Erik Oster Wouldn't you like to know where all the hottest startups are with one quick glance?  MaRS Project Director Joe Greenwood is trying to make your dreams come true, directing a project compiling data on Toronto's startups and organizing them in a local heat map. 

Posted May 15, 2012

Terms To Know: Portfolio & Anti-Portfolio

By Andrew Klappholz Research in Motion. Telus. Rogers Communications. Before they went on to bring huge returns to investors throughout the world, they were smaller Canadian companies in need of startup capital. 

Posted May 14, 2012

Startup to Watch: Engagio

  By Sharon Hurley Hall If ever a startup was designed to shake up the way we do things online,Engagio is it. The Canadian startup, led by William Mougayar, launched in January.

Posted May 9, 2012

Startup Success Stories: Key Takeaways from Instagram's Big Payday

By Ritika Puri In the startup world, Instagram is April's Cinderella story. Last week, Facebook acquired the mobile photo-sharing platform for billion in cash and stock, which was – according to some commentators – more than twice the company's most recent assessed value.  

Posted May 7, 2012

PODIUM Startups

The Revival of Innovation

By Jamie Clarke & Calvin Bohdan The automotive industry has long been held as the original innovation sector in America, or at least it was.

Posted May 11, 2012

Obama Showcases Impact of "Quick Donate" SMS Technology

By Joe Lazauskas   Donating to a cause can be as simple as sending a text.  Last month, the Obama campaign sent out "Quick Donate" SMS messages to tens of thousands of previous donors' cell phones, asking them to give more money. The result was an impressive boost to the campaign’s coiffures.

Posted May 10, 2012

Lufthansa Adopts a QR Code as Its New Insignia

In an effort to seamlessly fuse technology, customer service and brand promotion, Germany's Lufthansa has changed its insignia to a QR code that opens up a plethora of perks to travelers.

Posted May 7, 2012

Will budget woes dilute global investment in Mars?

By AJ Plunkett   Many scientists worldwide see Mars as the future of space exploration. Robotic probes have revealed  evidence that water once was — or still might be —  somewhere on the planet. And that means the possibility that there once was — or still might be — microbial life on the Red Planet.

Posted May 4, 2012