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Q2 2023 Portfolio Review

Version One Ventures

At the end of Q1, we anticipated that a tech sector slowdown is ideal for “heads down” building without all the distractions of a super bull market. Happy Canada Day & Fourth of July! Their mission is to build the world’s most valuable peer-to-peer learning network, centered around memes.

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[Interview] Jonmichael Moy, Silicon Valley Veteran On Leading Digital Products To Market

YoungUpstarts

Jonmichael Moy (Jon Michael Moy) may be a seasoned veteran of Silicon Valley, but this accomplished, dedicated technology executive with more than seventeen years of experience in management and operations, product and business development and marketing has now brought his talents to Toronto.

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[Review] How Asian Women Lead

YoungUpstarts

Faria Ali – a questioning Muslim Bangladeshi academic whose formative years were spent in Thailand and Canada before settling down to teach, mentor and coach young women leaders back in her home country. Transformational Leaders. This is seen through qualities like mindfulness, spiritual awareness, religiosity or self reflection.

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Cybersecurity Best Practices for Nonprofit Healthcare Boards

Board Effect

In addition to the drain on financial resources, data breaches can cause multiple problems for healthcare organizations, including fraud, identity theft, breach of privacy, delayed treatments, computer network shutdowns, and more. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act in Canada, etc.) Monitor them regularly.

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How to Increase eCommerce Sales — Growth Tips from Industry Experts

Up and Running

Additionally, you can also request reviews or to conduct case studies with happy customers, turning your referrals into broader onsite marketing copy. While it’s not traditional word-of-mouth, having positive reviews listed on your site, within your Google My Business listing, or anywhere else performs almost the exact same function.

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Our year in review: a look back and ahead

Version One Ventures

We made 3 new investments: Figure 1 , a photo-sharing network for medical professionals; Upverter , a cloud-based hardware engineering platform; and one unannounced investment. We remain geographically agnostic; 8 portfolio companies are located in Canada and 6 in the U.S. News portfolio review' 2013 was busy for Version One.

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What does it mean to be Latinx in Tech Today?

Austin Startup

On October 15, Capital Factory hosted the Latinx in Tech Summit, where over 100 founders, investors, executives, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the city gathered together for an inspiring and insightful afternoon. I've never been around this many Latinx in tech. As we head to 2020, Latinx will be the MAJORITY in the US.