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Notes from MentorCamp 2013
My favourite sports writer, Don Banks of Sports Illustrated, likes to open his columns with the words: “Musings, observations and the occasional insight from” such and such. Well, here are my musings, observations and occasional insights from the
Murphy Re-emerges with Atlantic Motor
Having previously proposed developing pneumatic motors for lawn mowers, Braden Murphy is applying this technology to a range of products for the oil and gas industry.
Last year, Murphy was taking his Masters in Engineering at Dalhousie
NS Game Developers’ Body Formed
A new association has formed in Nova Scotia to advance the interests of the burgeoning video game industry.
The Nova Scotia Game Developers Association formally announced its launch earlier this month, promising to promote and advance the
Tapping the Massive Chinese Market
When Greg Phipps, an investment manager with Innovacorp, walked into the offices of the Beijing Development Authority last month, he was struck by the scale model of the Chinese Capital’s industrial park for tech companies, E-town.
The park is
MentorCamp to be Held Monday
The third annual MentorCamp Atlantic will take place at the Delta Halifax next week, linking up eight leading startups with a host of mentors from Atlantic Canada and around the world.
The event is the brainchild of British investor Permjot
Outlook for Angel Investing in Region
When the Atlantic Angels hold their first meeting on Oct. 22, it will represent a huge opportunity to usher new blood into the investment community.
That much we know.
But as I spoke to a few entrepreneurs last week, it became apparent that
Amarok Sees 1st Bike in 18 Months
Within 18 months, Michael Uhlarik believes the upmarket electric motorcycles he’s designed will be ripping around some of the major bike tracks in the U.S.
If he ever doubted this vision, the CEO Amarok Electric Motorcycles of found validation
Pond-Deshpande Centre’s 1st Cohort
The Pond-Deshpande Centre at the University of New Brunswick late last week announced the first cohort of entrepreneurs it is supporting with mentorship, funding and other services.
The Pond-Deshpande Centre’s mission is to accelerate the
Thankful for My Book Contract
I want to celebrate Thanksgiving by letting everyone know that I've concluded a contract to publish The Jew Who Defeated Hitler with Prometheus Books of Albany, N.Y.
I’m thrilled to be working with Steve Mitchell and his team at Prometheus. They
Spring Loaded Wins BioPort Event
Spring Loaded Technology of Halifax on Thursday won the third annual BioInnovation Challenge, capturing the $35,000 first prize and gaining further validation of its innovative knee brace technology.
The top prize at the pitching competition at
St. John’s Preps for Startup Weekend
The energetic startup community in St. John’s, N.L., will stage its first Startup Weekend next month, and has already sold out more than half the spots available for the 54-hour technology-business competition.
Jason Janes, a co-founder of
Refuel Extends Diesel Filters Network
Refuel Systems, a Dartmouth fuel filtering outfit, is looking to increase the deployment of its filtering devices that are now on active service across the U.S. and Canada.
The group builds devices that “polish” fuel, which means they solve a
