Tax Credits for Early-Stage Investors: It’s About Time.

This was originally a comment on an article in today’s Globe and Mail… but, it wouldn’t fit. So, we have a blog post now. The Globe and Mail article can be read here. My comments: Disclosure: I’m the CEO of a technology startup, so view my comments through that lens. I’m also a proud Canadian …

Change the Tech, Change the World.

This entry is  a response (or rather, an extension) of an article written by British ex-pat Hermione Way about the US tech scene in Silicon Valley. It can be accessed at TheNextWeb here. In Ms Way’s words, Silicon Valley is currently inundated with … Groupon clone after Groupon clone, yawn… yet another social media dashboard, …

Startup Culture

Dan Taylor at the GPAEDC recently challenged me (in a friendly way, of course) to qualify a statement I made via my Twitter account: “@AmberMcPhee1 @Cre8tiveDanT @dani_roche there’s a reason why startups tend to form around the communities created by universities!” All of this just wouldn’t fit in 140 characters, so we now have a …

Your First Time

Do you remember your first time? The way that everything looked? Smelled? Sounded? …of course, I’m referring to the first time that you incorporated a legal business for your startup. For the entrepreneurial addict, incorporating your first startup is a visceral experience- one filled with a surge of endorphins and adrenaline, much like your first …