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[Singapore] Location Based Marketing Association Launches Local Chapter

YoungUpstarts

The Ontario, Canada-based Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA) earlier this month launched LMBA Singapore, its new regional chapter focused on promoting and supporting Asian companies working on location-based services (LBS) market through collaboration, education and research.

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Mission accomplished: Startup Visa Canada is here

Version One Ventures

oi and Cristian Strat, founders of Summify (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Two years ago , Danny Robinson, Maura Rodgers and myself started to lobby for a Startup Visa Canada that would make it easier for foreign (tech) entrepreneurs to start their company in Canada.

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“If I never again have to read a bunch of entitled tech bros mansplaining on twitter about their way of working is the only way, I will die a happy man.” Canadian Investor Chris Neumann on Venture Vibes, Who Helped Him Along the Way, and the Qualities of a Founder Who Could Fail But He’d Back Again

Hunter Walker

Chris Neumann (of Canada’s Panache Ventures ) checks these boxes so I asked him to come on my blog (currently less consistent, hopefully still the other two) for Five Questions. Hunter Walk: So why venture capital, why early stage, and why Canada? As to “why Canada?”, Like a month or two.

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Q2 2019 Summary: Portfolio News and Activities

Version One Ventures

Happy Canada Day to our friends and colleagues north of the border, and Happy Fourth of July to those of you south of the border. And last but not least, we announced our investment in Celo , an open-sourced crypto-powered global payment platform. We hope everyone is having a great start to summer. Welcome to the V1 family!

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A checklist for your funding announcement

Version One Ventures

Founder’s announcement. Arguably, the most powerful piece of content that can be written is by you, the founder. National/Global tech/business sections = e.g. WSJ, Bloomberg. Regional/local outlets tech = e.g. BetaKit, The Logic, Globe & Mail (Canada), Geekwire (Pacific Northwest). Outlets can include: .

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Canada announces new startup visa program to attract entrepreneurs starting on April 1

The Next Web

The Canadian government announced on Thursday it will launch a new program on April 1 to encourage startup founders who will (hopefully) create new jobs and spur economic growth in the country. The program is the first of its kind in Canada and is being pitched as “a powerful incentive to attract individuals with great potential.”

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

He is a blogger from Canada who also helps people become financially independent, and you could say that’s one of his businesses apart from blogging. A very successful entrepreneur and one that is inspiring to me for many reasons are Micheal Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club. Thanks to Tomek Mlodzki, PhotoAiD ! #4-