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Launching 48 Hours in the Hub

  • Sep 30, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

When the inaugural 48 Hours in the Hub kicked off in Boston last night, the official list of 25 participants included four startups from Atlantic Canada.

Canadian Entrepreneurs in New England, a network of Canuck expats in the Boston area, is

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The Jew Who Defeated Hitler

  • Sep 30, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

This is a special week for me, largely because of a project that has little to do with Entrevestor.

Many of you already know that I’m working on a book called The Jew Who Defeated Hitler, which is the story of Henry Morgenthau, Jr.’s role in

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Hackathon Produces Commuter Apps

  • Sep 27, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

Two new initiatives have emerged from a weekend competition this month in the Halifax startup community that could soon be helping commuters and drivers in the city.

It would be premature to call KNOWtime and Vallet.me businesses because these

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Imperial’s STI Deal Buys Out Backers

  • Sep 26, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

Toronto-based private equity firm Imperial Capital agreed Wednesday to invest $17 million in Halifax pharmaceutical services company STI Technologies Ltd., which includes the buyout of several existing investors, such as venture capital company

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Notable Quotes from Invest Atlantic

  • Sep 26, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

Here is a selection of notable quotes from the Invest Atlantic conference yesterday. Apologies to those in the afternoon sessions, which I had to miss.

“I have a deeply held belief that you should live where you choose and build your life and

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Grey Island Wins PitchCamp

  • Sep 25, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

Grey Island Energy, a St. John’s-based cleantech company, was the run-away winner of the PitchCamp competition that opened Invest Atlantic  on Tuesday.

CEO Daniel Hoyles explained in his one-minute pitch that his company is developing a device

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Clarity Focuses on Micro-Consultancy

  • Sep 24, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

With a new feature that is attracting more users, Moncton-based Clarity is accelerating the development of its so-called “micro-consultancy” business that helps contract and knowledge workers complete jobs for clients.

Dan Martell, the serial

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The Legacy of Invest Atlantic

  • Sep 23, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

I was depressed after the meeting. Bob Williamson was defiant. It was the spring of 2010, and we had just met with an eminent person in the start-up community. We had outlined Williamson’s plan for a regional conference to unite start-ups and

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Nautel Branches into New Markets

  • Sep 20, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

When Peter Conlon looks back at his career, he may muse that September 2013 was the month in which the revolution he has brought to Nautel Ltd. bore fruit.

Started in 1969, the Hackett’s Cove manufacturer was a maker of niche radio transmitters

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Bringing Iranian Sand Tech to Canada

  • Sep 19, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

A University of New Brunswick researcher whose technology has helped to stabilize huge sand dunes in Iran is now forming a company to develop commercial applications for the North American market, including the mining and agricultural industries.

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What Startups Need in the NS Election

  • Sep 18, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

Hannes Weiland and Robert Niven at CarbonCure Technologies in Halifax asked on Twitter last week why no one in the Nova Scotia election is discussing the potential of startups, and asked me to weigh in on the matter.

“I'll bet I'm not alone in

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Puritas’ Filter Improves Stored Diesel

  • Sep 17, 2013
  • Peter Moreira

Puritas Energy Inc. is striving to make sure that calamities like Hurricane Sandy aren’t exacerbated by failing emergency generators, brought on by changes in the composition of diesel fuel in the past five or six years.

The Halifax company has

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