by Chris Massot | Feb 17, 2016 | Entrepreneur, Investor, SaaS
The Blue Sky Week Part 4 of a continuing series for entrepreneurs and investors sharing diverse perspectives on a successful business pivot. With much uncertainty, the team decided to come up with a strategy to see what they could do to salvage all the hard work they...
by Chris Massot | Feb 16, 2016 | Entrepreneur, Technology
To Pivot or Not to Pivot This article is part of a case-study like series discussing a business pivot from an entrepreneur and investor’s perspective. One of the toughest realizations as an entrepreneur comes when you recognize that your company is...
by Chris Massot | Feb 12, 2016 | Entrepreneur, SaaS
When YUPIQ, the first team Alacrity recruited to the Entrepreneurship@UVic program made the decision that they needed to pivot, much was uncertain. The entrepreneurs, the employees, the investors, and the organization all had difficult decisions to make with regard to...
by Chris Massot | Feb 3, 2016 | Entrepreneur, Investor, Technology, Venture Capital
Note: This is part one of a two-part interview with Owen Matthews, co-founder of The Alacrity Foundation. — The Origins of Alacrity The Alacrity Foundation is deeply rooted in tech entrepreneurship. Owen Matthews, a founding member of Alacrity and investor based in...
by Chris Massot | Jan 28, 2016 | Entrepreneur, Trends
In an effort to increase and facilitate the expansion into new markets, Canada’s federal government recently announced the launch of the CanExport program. This new program will provide up to $50MM in financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
by Chris Massot | Jan 26, 2016 | Entrepreneur, Technology, Venture Capital
British Columbia’s provincial government recently announced a new BC Tech Strategy, focused on supporting the expanding tech sector. The strategy has three main pillars: capital, talent, and markets. The first pillar is comprised of a BC Venture Capital Investment...
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