Wednesday, November 17, 2010

When University Commercialization Offices Turn Troll

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Bloomberg reports that the patent licensing office at the University of New Mexico has launched a lawsuit against Intel alleging infringeme...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

What to do When Blackberry KIKs You to the Curb

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This morning the blogosphere was abuzz with news that Blackberry had removed KIK from the Blackberry APP World store, without apparently pro...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Founder CEOs and Severance Agreements: Drafting tips from Mark Hurd

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The value of a severance agreements for departing CEOs lies not only in how much they promise to pay, but in what protection it preserves. M...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Not Now. I'm Having a Bad Day.

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Look, I'll talk to all of you tomorrow. Right now, I'm going back to bed. It's barely morning and already there are all kinds o...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The BDC: A Board Level View

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This morning Mark McQueen eloquently pointed out that, despite its expanded mandate to invest in entrepreneurs, the BDC has resolutely remai...
Monday, September 20, 2010

The Challenge of Adding a Corporate Investor

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The corporate VC is the unicorn of high risk investing: while many sing of them, few have ever really seen one up close. This is why I reco...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Mobile and Med Tech Start-Ups: the Next Great Wave in Ontario?

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Last week Barry Gekiere, the tall drink of water who is the new chief of Ontario's Investment Accelerator Fund, coyly announced that he ...