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If you're thinking of creating a new startup, Montreal is a great place
to do it. We have a wealth of talent, capital and a growing base of
companies in a variety of industries.

Montreal Tech Watch has recently published a startup guide.
It lists lots of local resources to help you get started. I contributed
a list of the best accountants and lawyer… Continue

Yesterday, IBM announced it intends to acquire Cognos. Cognos was a leader in business intelligence for large F500 type companies. It was also one of a handful of remaining large Canadian technology companies. As an operator, I'm indifferent. This deal makes a lot of sense. But as a Canadian, it's tough to see so many of our tech leaders get swallowed up.

Cognos follows in the wake of many othe… Continue

It appears last week was the week for cross continental financings. Within 4 days of each other, our company, Mobivox and Blueslice Networks, a fellow Montreal-based mobile play, announced funding rounds with investors across the World. In our case, we raised from the U.S., Canada, China and Vietnam. Blueslice announced a Series D financing with investors from France, Canada and Korea. While M

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