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What it takes to get your first 10 customers

Sep 1, 2026

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4 min read

What it takes to get your first 10 customers

Lessons from Paul Graham, Matt Himel, & Moe Sabbaghi

Three world firsts. Zero national coverage.

Aug 27, 2026

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4 min read

Three world firsts. Zero national coverage.

Kepler, Zilia and Ideon each did something first. Here's why you didn't hear.

Brain drain or gain? Toronto out-hired every city in America

Aug 25, 2026

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4 min read

Brain drain or gain? Toronto out-hired every city in America

CBRE scored 50 North American tech markets. Six Canadian cities crack the top 15.

Fundraising & VC

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Stop building Fortress Canada

Aug 20, 2026

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4 min read

Stop building Fortress Canada

You're not trying to win the local swim race. You're trying to take the gold.

Rocketships

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Seven companies made the list three times

Aug 18, 2026

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5 min read

Seven companies made the list three times

The 2026 tour is mid-flight. Here's how to get on the list.

Fundraising & VC

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You wish you failed like Airtable

Aug 13, 2026

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4 min read

You wish you failed like Airtable

$11.7B to $2.25B. Seed still made 28x. The pundits got it wrong.

Canadian Tech News

Taalas sold to AMD in three years

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

Taalas sold to AMD in three years

$219M raised. $30M spent. 24 people. One exit.

Canadian Tech News

Pointed at everything, sold to nobody

Aug 6, 2026

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6 min read

Pointed at everything, sold to nobody

Foreign firms hold 14% of the assets here and do 40% of the R&D. Do the math.

Fundraising & VC

Intact backed it. Terminal built it.

Aug 4, 2026

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3 min read

Intact backed it. Terminal built it.

One salesperson. Fortune 500 customers. A $20M USD Series A.

Fundraising & VC

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You’re using AI wrong in your raise

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

You’re using AI wrong in your raise

The deck is the worst place to point it. Here’s the right one.

Marketing & Growth

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Where are the Canadian startup billboards?

Jul 28, 2026

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6 min read

Where are the Canadian startup billboards?

SF startups spend roughly 10x what Toronto’s do on OOH. Here's Why.

Fundraising & VC

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Your idea isn't risky enough

Jul 24, 2026

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4 min read

Your idea isn't risky enough

45 companies crossed $10B USD valuation in the last 4 years. None of them were Canadian.

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