Tech/VC

This is the story of a textile entrepreneur who has raised US$250m, wants to transform the Western world into building more, but still needs a little help from a small, impoverished provincial government. Featuring drive-by smears of VC Allen Lau and Paul Desmarais III.

Cohere's search for a competitive advantage in an intensely competitive field.

More Cohere polemics.

A semi-deep dive into AI and one of the most buzzy startups in Canada, Cohere. Featuring John Ruffolo.

An empire builder and weaver of webs. A "self-made" "billionaire". We add some context to his book Never Enough and address his net worth.

Venture Capitalist Allen Lau, a John Ruffolo sidekick at the Circle Jerk of Canadian Innovators, wants to be a thought leader.

A $200m acquisition seems to be a shell of its former self.

A brief update on John Ruffolo’s Maverix Private Equity, focusing on some staff turnover.

Cameron Passmore is a "rock-star" passive investor who doesn't practice your grandpa's indexing strategy.

Billion dollar software consolidator founded only in 2015.

Selected polemical discursions on Mark McQueen, the innovation sector lender, humanitarian and thought leader.

I am launching some targeted ad hominem attacks on Mark McQueen.