Archive for April 2nd, 2009
Hey Twitter, strike while the iron is hot
2 April 2009Busy day of meetings today, but here’s some free advice for the folks behind Twitter (having lunch with Rick Segal gets the creative juices going). The growth and buzz of your Tweet business is remarkable. Leapfrogging Facebook is actually in your sights. What I can tell you is this: I get the [...]
Edgestone VC team wins big backing from OVCF
2 April 2009Coming off last week’s announcement about Georgian Partners (see prior post “OVCF dips toe in Ontario waters with ‘commitment’ to Georgian Partners” March 25-09), more good news may be in the wind for a second local venture capital team. If the rumours are true, the Ontario Venture Capital Fund has committed $20 million to [...]