The last Canadian VC I talked to accused me of being uninterested in growing my company after I didn't want to show up for some event with their LPs...
Being insulted by a VC is almost a rite of passage up here.
Being insulted by a VC is almost a rite of passage up here.
Between Well.ca, Shopify and Beyond the Rack, Canadian E-Commerce companies seem to be on the cusp of big things...exciting times indeed.
Granted I mostly dealt with Ottawa VCs who have all made their bank during the heyday of the tech bubble in telecommunication industry. We were speaking completely different languages and had completely different ideas about each others roles.
Between iNovia, Real ventures and seeds such as Year One Labs things are looking to get much better here quickly. I'm excited.
I notice you're an Ivey grad - very cool, so am I. Next time you're in Toronto I'd love to chat - I write quite a bit on Canadian entrepreneurship. A notable example:
http://www.myplanetdigital.com/digital_strategy/blog/why-can...