I attended my first Barcamp this week. I didn’t quite know what to expect, particularly given the average reviews that the previous Montreal Barcamp got. As someone who really doesn’t not feel qualified or worthy enough to call myself a geek, I have been reflecting on why I enjoyed the event so much?
It has since [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Barcamp isn’t for the Geek-hearted !
March 31, 2007 – 10:26 am
Early Growth Funds
March 31, 2007 – 10:08 am
Over the past 12 months there has been a marked change in the way Venture Capital in Quebec is being managed. A number of the previously big players such as “the Caisse” and the “FTQ” have chosen to pull out of direct investment in start-up’s and now instead invest in professionally manged VC funds such [...]
Les Anges Financiers de Montréal
March 29, 2007 – 11:42 am
Last night was the annual “Les Anges Financiers de Montréal” Gala. It was a well organised event that culminated in prizes being awarded in 5 catagories:
Start-Up
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Entrepreneur Centric ?
March 19, 2007 – 8:25 am
I have been looking at the availability of seed capital for startup’s in Montreal. Although there is plenty of VC capital available at the $1-2M level, I could not find any funds available at the $50K to $250K level. This is typically the space in which Angel investors operator rather than VC’s, so I delved [...]