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Creative Destruction Labs – Review
What I Wish I Knew before going through Creative Destruction Labs (CDL) Accelerator Creative Destruction Labs (“CDL”) is a startup accelerator/incubator that…
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Meeting Angel Investors In a New City (without a network)
aka Growth Hack to Meet 54 Angel Investors In a New City (without knowing a soul) They say the best way to…
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Alternative Data and Consumer Sentiment for DSLRs
(This article originally appeared on http://terapeak.com/blog prior to their acquisition by eBay). Previously, we looked at how to retrieve trend information from Terapeak’s flagship…
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Guide to the Tech Startup Community in Victoria, BC
I moved to Victoria, BC in 2009 and it took me quite a while to really ‘plug in’ to the community. I’ve…
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SR&ED Loans Overview
Guide to SR&ED Loans for Canadian Tech Companies (Updated Oct 2019 with new lenders) The Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive…
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Monthly Investor Updates FAQ
Every month, I send an email out to our shareholders letting them know the key performance indicators. This monthly was a habit…
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2010-2020: A Decade in Review
It seemed like all of Twitter was posting about their past decade, in emoji format. Naturally, I piled in. Notable events:🏨 Made…
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Podcasts During Covid-19
COVID-19 has changed my consumption habits – I don’t listen to as many podcasts anymore, but the ones I do, I enjoy…
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YYJ Tech Compensation Survey 2019
The most active and vibrant online watercooler for the Victoria tech scene is the #YYJTech Slack community. Employee compensation is a hot button issue…
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Productivity Apps in 2020
fter a series of trials and missteps over the Christmas holidays, I’ve finally found a spot for Notion in my arsenal of…
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Why Investors Invest – Tax Credits
One of the peculiarities about early-stage investing in BC is the 30% EBC (“Eligible Business Credit”) tax credit for investors. Qualifying investments…
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6 Insane Spy Books I Read in 2018
I travel. A lot. Which means lots of plane trips, and usually the sort of planes too small (or too cheap) for…
