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We will know success when we can look each other in the eyes

This is a personal post, so I am grateful for your time in reading this. We are living in tumultuous times. They call for courage, which also means to admit vulnerability. I share the fear in everyone’s heart that is

Sam March 22, 2020March 23, 2020 Entrepreneurial mindset, Future of science practice and careers, Venture capital Read more

The corporate scientists who started a tools company

The biggest decision a young scientist must make at the start of their career is which path to take: academia, the public sector, or the private sector. In most of the world, academia and government comprise the largest employers. The

Sam November 18, 2019November 23, 2019 Case studies of startup companies, Economic development, Innovation hubs, Venture capital Read more

New book: venture capital and how to get it

An excellent new book was just released yesterday. It is called Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture capital and how to get it.”  The author is Scott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz — now called a16z — a top

Sam June 5, 2019June 7, 2019 Venture capital Read more

Telemedicine startups: past, present and future

Estimated total financings for digital health companies in the first quarter of 2019 have just been published. Startup Health, an online networking community for digital health, attempts to track this space globally. Its estimate was US$ 2.9 billion worldwide. Rock

Sam April 5, 2019April 13, 2020 Healthcare innovation, Technology scouting, Venture capital Read more

The Nova Scotia “start-up” that was acquired for $540 million, and lessons for cannabis

On July 2012, Ocean Nutrition Canada, a producer of omega-3 oils from fish, was acquired by DSM N.V. for $540 million. This is an epic case study. This deal milestone is a buoy in a channel that connects the old

Sam March 24, 2019June 6, 2019 Case studies of startup companies, Venture capital Read more

The difference between startup incubators and accelerators

There is a big difference between startup incubators and startup accelerators. Both are important in any innovation hub, as are angel investors, and early stage venture capitalists. The differences are often not well-understood, and they are worth pointing out here.

Sam March 9, 2019June 6, 2019 Economic development, Healthcare innovation, Innovation hubs, Venture capital Read more

Agricultural technology from Saskatchewan and the $3.5 billion startup

The previous post listed agricultural and plant sciences as a field with the potential to make revolutionary advances with big economic impact. Here is a technology from the University of Saskatchewan as an example. It serves as a good case

Sam March 7, 2019January 6, 2020 Case studies of startup companies, Venture capital Read more

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