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Power Equations

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in Venture Capital | 2 Comments »

Recently I was asked to speak at a TechAlliance / Ernst & Young event in London, Ontario about valuations. I was speaking after Bill Armitage who was clear and understandable ... Read more..

Trip Report – Hong Kong and Shanghai

Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in Opportunity | 3 Comments »

The three people who follow me on twitter (@andrew_abou) know that I have spent the last week in Hong Kong and Shanghai. So in an effort to be more hip ... Read more..

SR&ED Credits in Ontario and Quebec

Monday, December 8th, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | No Comments »

It has come up in conversations recently that the Quebec government has significantly  enhanced their provincial portion of the SR&ED credits. In fact, it has come up so often I ... Read more..

Capital Conservation vs. Business Priorities

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | 4 Comments »

By now most everyone, including yours truly, has seen the Sequoia 56 slide missive on the current state of the VC market: R.I.P Good Times And you probably have seen: Ron Conway: ... Read more..

In Praise of Willy Loman

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | 3 Comments »

I was approaching the end of my academic career at engineering school on Black Monday (October 16, 1987), a single day when the global stock market was hit by massive ... Read more..

So you are looking for the next RIM are you?

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | 3 Comments »

“So you are looking for the next RIM are you?” is the most frequent question I get when I tell people what I do. My response is usually some flip ... Read more..