Daniel Debow, the Forrest Gump of Canadian tech
A profile of the tech entrepreneur and angel investor Daniel Debow, an important node in the Canadian tech cognoscenti.
5 min read
Tech/VC
29 postsTeachers Venture Growth and the ApplyBoard debacle
A long deep dive into another problematic investment by Teachers Venture Growth, ApplyBoard.
15 min read
Ontario Teachers Venture Growth and Captain Olivia Steedman
Teachers Venture Group falls short of its 30% annual return target, not surprisingly.
4 min read
Shopify, Tobi Lütke, MAGA & DOGE
MAGA fever is spreading in Canada. I inject the usual polemics.
7 min read
Tech, corporate welfare and Sheertex
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.
6 min read
Cohere scenarios
Cohere's search for a competitive advantage in an intensely competitive field.
9 min read
Cohere and AI polemics
A semi-deep dive into AI and one of the most buzzy startups in Canada, Cohere. Featuring John Ruffolo.
4 min read
Andrew Wilkinson: Tall tales of the Tiny tycoon
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.
12 min read
Tech/VC
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Allen Lau, an emerging Innovation Messiah
Venture Capitalist Allen Lau, a John Ruffolo sidekick at the Circle Jerk of Canadian Innovators, wants to be a thought leader.
5 min read
Private Debt Funds
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Som Seif's Driven is in a state of flux
A $200m acquisition seems to be a shell of its former self.
2 min read
John Ruffolo update
A brief update on John Ruffolo’s Maverix Private Equity, focusing on some staff turnover.
3 min read