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I've talked about this recently in my classes.  The increasing amount of economic/investment activity happening in Priva...
08/07/2018

I've talked about this recently in my classes. The increasing amount of economic/investment activity happening in Private Equity, outside the stock market, and thus outside the reach of common people - is contributing to the concentration of wealth in the so-called 1%

Equity-based Crowdfunding will hopefully fix this!

The market is half the size of its mid-90s peak and that’s troubling for the economy, for innovation and for transparence

Very proud of what Launch Academy has achieved in 3 short years!If you're in Vancouver, and curious about being an entre...
11/26/2015

Very proud of what Launch Academy has achieved in 3 short years!

If you're in Vancouver, and curious about being an entrepreneur - come by Launch Academy!

http://www.launchacademy.ca/blog/2015/11/24/launch-academy-companies-raise-over-57m-in-funding-over-last-three-years

Over the past three years, Launch Academy has achieved some incredible milestones, from securing our first twelve startups on day one to hosting Canada's largest gathering of growth-hackers at Traction Conf. To celebrate our many achievements, we're releasing a new infographic (below) to illustrate…

Launch Academy's very successful "Lean Entrepreneur Program" is taking in its new cohort for Nov. 4It's an intensive mix...
10/16/2014

Launch Academy's very successful "Lean Entrepreneur Program" is taking in its new cohort for Nov. 4

It's an intensive mix of education and hands-on experience and experimentation to kick-start your Entrepreneur career.

If you're in Vancouver, check it out: http://bit.ly/1DgaH42

Overview If you’re a first time entrepreneur, or thinking about a changing careers and plunging into the startup...

Data on the top 2000 Angel Investors.  Very interesting analysis on how Angels can lead to future funding:http://www.cbi...
07/09/2014

Data on the top 2000 Angel Investors. Very interesting analysis on how Angels can lead to future funding:

http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/top-angel-investors

We analyzed over 2000 angel investors on factors such as network strength, rate of follow-on investment, # of exits and more. Here's how angel investors stack up.

Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 Billion.WhatsApp has only about 50 employees, but 450 Million monthly Users (but no real ...
02/20/2014

Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 Billion.

WhatsApp has only about 50 employees, but 450 Million monthly Users (but no real revenue!)

Although this strengthens the argument that Users are paramount in social-tech acquisitions, I fear we are getting some crazy price inflation on these acquisitions.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/19/facebook-buying-whatsapp-for-16b-in-cash-and-stock-plus-3b-in-rsus

Facebook is purchasing messaging giant WhatsApp for $16B in cash and stock, according to a regulatory filing. On February 19, 2014, Facebook, Inc...

Can't believe these guys released this.  Some amazing data on a startups life: including full revenue/expense breakdown,...
01/12/2014

Can't believe these guys released this. Some amazing data on a startups life: including full revenue/expense breakdown, financing rounds, pitch decks, user conversion graphs, etc.

Invaluable stuff for anyone wanting to start a (tech) company today.

https://github.com/everpix/Everpix-Intelligence

Everpix-Intelligence - Everpix metrics, financials and slides

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