News Pick – Silicon Valley’s Next Phase is Focusing on Viable Business Models Over Rapid Growth – FP
June 30, 2016 – “We lived through 2015 with venture subsidy — you could get cheap rides, cheap food, cheap everything because the VCs were funding it,” says Sean Behr, chief executive of Zirx. “Not any more.” There has been a marked shift in Silicon Valley’s investment climate. The region’s VC-funded innovation machine has always judged […]
News Pick – Canadian tech startups are definitely feeling a chill, but should they brace for winter? – FP
December 24, 2015 – “In the tech startup sector, the sentiment shared by many entrepreneurs seems to be that things are cooling. Winter is not yet here. But fall is definitely here and winter might be coming,” Vancouver-based entrepreneur and investor Boris Wertz said in an interview. Company valuations, funding amounts, and founder-friendly investment terms are […]