DemoCamp, as the name successfully demonstrates, is an event where startups can present their latest and greatest products/services.
Here are the details for the next DemoCamp in Ottawa:
* Date: Monday, January 28, 2008 from 7pm to 9pm
* Location: Clocktower Restaurant on Bank Street, just south of the Queensway.
* Format for 6 demos: 2 minute introduction, 8 [...]

Well, the other day, thanks to the folks over at BluePrint ventures, a lot of us had a good laugh. The video below demonstrates a mockery of what life as a venture capitalist is really like:
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I just love this video and I’m sure lots will get a laugh out of it. By the way, you [...]

According to the TED website, “The annual conference now brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).” Essentially, TED is a conference where some amazing people get together and talk about their life experiences. The great news is that most of [...]

This is one of those topics that can be debated forever. Instead, what I’ll do, is link to the table below:

So, I suppose that is one end of the story… What about the other end? What if you’re over 50? Well, it turns out that Ray Kroc was in his 50’s when he started McDonald’s [...]

This Saturday, I had the pleasure of listening to Austin Hill speak about Angel Investing and some facts about the venture climate in Canada. It was an interesting talk with some informative questions and answers that followed. What intrigued me more, though, was reading through Austin’s biography on his blog (http://www.billionswithzeroknowledge.com/). Austin was born [...]

If you ever heard of the beginning of Apple and Steve Jobs, you’ll appreciate the significance of this news. Steve Jobs, since the very beginning, was looking to beat IBM. That moment has finally come. At the current stock price of $186 per share, Apple is worth $162 Billion, whereas IBM is worth $159 Billion. [...]

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One of my favorite bands, Seether, has a new album with the flagship song: “Fake It.” It’s an amazing song not just because it sounds great but because of the lyrics. I remember listening to Bruce Firestone (the Ottawa Senators Founder) when he mentioned that although from the outside, it seemed like he knew what [...]

The other day I had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Michael Cowpland, a renowned entrepreneur and businessman. Mike, as he likes to be called, is famous for his role in co-founding Mitel with Terrence (Terry) Matthews and later on founding Corel (which we all know for its CorelDraw and Wordperfect products) and serving [...]

Over the years I can say that I’ve met many people in the field of engineering. I graduated from Electrical Engineering at the university of Ottawa and I met a lot fellow engineers at school and even in the work field. The truth is that you rarely come across someone who is truly passionate about [...]