Monthly Archives: December 2005
VC 101
For any of those Web 2.0 entrepreneurs out there – and wannabe entrepreneurs - Rick Segal has kindly put together a 12-step program for courting VCs properly. While it's a nice marketing plug for Rick's firm, J.L. Albright Venture Partners … Continue reading
Tropic Networks' Odd Survival Plan
Is the venture capital environment still struggling or is the telecom sector still unattractive to investors? These are questions that begged to be asked in the wake of Tropic Networks' unorthodox financing plans. The Ottawa-based optical networking equipment maker hopes … Continue reading
Private Blogs?
I got an e-mail today from someone who has just started a deliciously nasty blog about technology and the venture capital industry. When I asked if I could add it to my blogroll, the blogger said access was on an … Continue reading
Life Beyond the Yellow Pages Business
Over the past few years, a big trend in the telecom business has been the spinning out or sale of telephone directory businesses by carriers looking to generate cash for other strategic initiatives such as the expansion/upgrading of high-speed networks. … Continue reading
Why Canada's Wireless Market Struggles
Does it strike anyone as strange that the C.D. Howe Institute has suddenly decided to explore Canada's wireless market just before two important industry events - the federal telecom review and the CRTC's examination of local telephone rules – are … Continue reading
Will Satellite-Radio Work in Canada?
XM Canada started trading today in Toronto but got off to an inauspicious start by closing below its $16 offering price. For an IPO that was over-subscribed, it's difficult to tell why it didn't perform better out of the gate. … Continue reading
