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I had a look at his LinkedIn profile, and this is what I found:

1. A finance guy

2. A name dropper of numerous corporations... Mind you, this is LinkedIn... But I seem to see that in a lot of places...

3. A director on 4 boards

4. A snappy dresser: http://about.me/markmacleod

Ok, I'm being harsh here. I'm sure he's fine, but if you followed his own advise, you'd have to rule him out!

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I've taken money from Mark and can say quite honestly that he's provided a ridiculous amount of value to our company since coming on board. He's an operator and a realist who really is "founder friendly"

I've no doubt about that. I'm merely pointing out that his own list removes him from the pool of VCs that he speaks of. I just don't think his post was well thought through, to be honest. I don't know anything at all about Mark, I'm glad to see that he is top quality!

Mark is probably the most well known startup guy in Canada.

Mark is a shinning star in an abysmal Canadian investment scene.

This is good to know. I merely pointed out some contradictions in his own blog post. I don't know anything whatsoever about Mark. I wasn't attacking his person - promise!

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