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Startups & Economic Development

A Sustainable Startup Model for Canada

At the end of my last post on the gaps in the R,D,E chain, I talked a bit about why people with the development skill set are attractive to large companies, but ultimately don’t fit in with these companies’ emphasis on engineering (e.g. rigour, discipline, process).  Startups are by...
Posted on January 17, 2012July 6, 2017
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A case for Startup Visas

Recently there’s been a lot of discussion in both Canada and the US about an initiative called Startup Visa. The core of the initiative is a change to immigration policy that would allow entrepreneurs to be classified as a labour class and give them the ability to enter the...
Posted on November 8, 2011July 7, 2017
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Why We Do What We Do

For the last few months I have shared stories and opinions about university entrepreneurship. I figure it’s time to talk about the “why” rather than the “how”. Specifically, why do we try so hard to bring university technology into the world? First same background: I spent my career commercialising...
Posted on June 21, 2011July 10, 2017

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