There’s a part of every person that thinks that life is going to continue on, day after day, week after week, unbothered and the routine
The buzz going around the office is over whether artificial intelligence is the new blockchain, and by that we mean whether AI is going to
Okay, so the world is burning, the Russians and Saudis are pouring low-cost fuel over it, the Americans are shocked that a reality TV show
As happens whenever a global crisis hits, there are plenty of investors currently watching the global Coronavirus outbreak and looking to panic sell. There are also a few looking to capitalize on the opportunities found in potential doom. Like folks who buy gun stocks whenever a military conflict breaks out, or those who buy gold as a safe haven when the world’s leaders engage in a game of ‘Armageddon chicken.’ a pandemic brings about macroeconomic changes that can be utilised to make money.
There’s big money in sharing your data. This is probably all greek to my parent’s generation—the idea that we should be able to control and
The story begins back in 2010 when Google (GOOG.Q) stole 11,000 lines of Oracle’s original code, said it was open source, and starting throwing money
Government technology solutions aggregator, DLT Solutions, a subsidiary of Tech Data (TECD.Q), expanded their portfolio of technology options today. Adding these tech companies to their
AMPD Ventures (AMPD.C), which recently topped up its bank account to bring in more sales folks, announced some sales today, with a news release pointing
Quantum Corporation (QMCO.Q) announced that it is buying Western Digital Technologies, a subsidiary of Western Digital Corporation’s (WDC.Q), ActiveScale object storage business today. Adding ActiveScale
Last night, Vancouver’s tech elite were crowded into the Waterfall Building, off Granville Island, enjoying cocktails, tasty vittles and, most importantly, tours of AMPD Ventures’
SRAX (SRAX.Q), a digital marketing company, released a survey of the opinions of 25,469 Americans regarding the political issues impacting voting decisions in the coming
Technology public markets newbie AMPD Ventures (AMPD.C) has had an interesting first 7 weeks on the market, initially doubling in value out of the gate,
AMPD Ventures (AMPD.C) CEO Anthony Brown told a reporter yesterday he was looking to raise money for acquisitions and growth, with a $2 million raise
Ringing the bell to signal the start of trading at the stock exchange is a time honoured tradition for executives at newly-listed public companies. It
Logistics is not hot. Nobody is telling their assistant, “Bring me the hottest trucking deals out there, I have a hundred grand burning a hole
My favourite thing is when a company says ‘we’re going to do a thing,’ and then a few weeks later they announced that thing actually
Next up in dystopian nightmare fuel—Google (GOOG.Q) wants to handle your money. The company is preparing to offer checking accounts to consumers starting next year.
Digital Realty (DLR.NYSE) and Interxion (INXN.NYSE) announced today that they’ve agreed to merge their companies to create a data center, colocation and interconnection solution. A
The year is 2029. A rogue and non-copyright protected artificial intelligence system has gained sentience and launches an Oedipal war against humanity, its creators. Our
Zynga (ZNGA.Q), the mobile video game developer, is a terrible investment. The sort of large company that only stays large because it’s large to begin
NVIDIA (NVDA.Q) and VMware (VMW.NYSE) are joining forces to deliver enhanced GPU services for the latter’s VMware Cloud on AWS integrated cloud service. The GPU
The United States has had enough from bullshit robocalls that their government has actually gotten off their collective asses and called up their buddies in
Privacy is the price we all pay for living in advanced capitalism. The flipside of this argument is that while this new regime spells potentially
Over the last few days, as cannabis took another face plant into the toilet bowl, a ton of money has been looking for somewhere else
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.Q) released its new second-generation EPYC Rome chip on Wednesday. The chip gives AMD a competitive edge over Intel (INTC.Q), its closest
If you’ve been reading this site for a long time, you’ll have heard us mention AMPD Technologies before. This is a company I’ve been a
The narrative on the revolutionary properties of blockchain is old and tired. Its distributed ledger system will not solve every problem, nor revolutionize every business;
Sometimes bringing on a new client in my line of work can be a tricky business. Because we stand behind our much ballyhooed commitment to
When a CEO of a public company wants to sell stock in his or her own company, there are several ways such a transaction can
Last week, at the Cambridge House Resource Investor Conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre, the organizers asked me to deliver a keynote. This is not
CUV Ventures (TSX-v: CUV) has BIG plans by taking perhaps just 1% or less market share from an ever growing list of markets it is aggressively targeting.
2019 will mark the ten year anniversary of crypto-currency being a thing, and oh what a wild ride it’s been! But what’s more important than
If I was getting paid by the number of pitches I hear, I’d be making a lot more money than I do. Often, they’re terrible.
I’m about to land at the next Cambridge House extraordinary Future investor conference this week, with more speaking events than I honestly know what to
Investors like to complain. “This company sucks, they never talk to investors.” “Insiders know about early financings and we’re always left out.” “Does anybody know
Every now and then, a technology comes along that has the power for both incredible good, and incredible evil. The nuclear bomb. Asbestos. Hydrofluorocarbons. Leaded
I got a document sent to me this week that I haven’t seen before, at least not in my inbox. The document was an ‘offer
Bank breach! How come nobody cares? Privacy regs are effecting the market slowly at first, and anything that does that is usually getting ready to
When last we checked in with eXeBlock Technologies (XBLK.C), they were not exactly chatty. Maybe this is why: Alternately, maybe this is why: Exeblock (XBLK.C)
About a year back, I told you guys about a telemedicine company called Reliq Health Technologies (RHT.V). You didn’t pay much attention because it was
when you ask Steve Marshall, CEO of CUV Ventures (CUV.V) about Cuba, he says, “It’s a lovely place. Great people. Lots of opportunity.” He doesn’t
Well, that didn’t take long. The recent revelation of the Cambridge Analytica data debacle has left Facebook firmly on the nose and may finally prove
Bangkok-based Equity Guru writer and tech wizard, Craig Amos just informed me that every night there are multiple efforts to hack the Equity Guru website.
So a while back I told you about a new blockchainy deal called Cuba Ventures (CUV.V). You guys liked it and it ran hard. We
Back in the 45 days of deep 2017 when the entire world thought everything blockchainy would be a billion dollar deal by Christmas, which ended
‘The Force is not about lifting rocks. It’s a tension, order, balance.’ I know someone who has seen the new Star Wars movie eighteen times
Sitting on a train this week, I overheard two conversations that soon became one. The first was two guys talking about which cryptocurrency they thought
Back when it was dragging its ass along the road at $0.10 a share, we told you – again and again – that Reliq Health
After a year of mumbly news releases that didn’t reveal as much news as they hinted at, Calyx Bio-Ventures (CYX.V) has finally dropped one that
When I walk into a boardroom these days, and I’ve walked into more than the janitors do, there’s a new scent in the air. Gone
I had a call today from one of our new (rather, renewed) client companies, in Roger Forde, CEO of Calyx Bio-Ventures. The call, which I’m
I’ve noticed a subtle change in the order of things lately that, while it may seem a small thing, it’s actually a sign of something
Today the leaders of the faction planning to fork Bitcoin announced the move is off. This means the blockchain will remain unified for now. This
What a weekend! Since I wrote about BTC hitting $6,500, the BTC has continued to climb over 5 per cent. Smelling profit in the air, HIVE
Yesterday, Bitcoin (BTC) broke another magic psychological number reaching $6,500/BTC. After a slight dip, the market continues to buy in today and as of 5
It’s been a bumpy ride for Facebook (FB.NASDAQ) stock since its IPO back in 2012. Remeber that debacle? The shares didn’t start trading when they
It’s a thing on the junior markets that, sometimes, you’re not the master of your own destiny. On the big boards, if folks want to
Blockchain companies on the public markets right now are like models at the prom. Everyone wants a dance and they don’t care how many drinks
So you’ve got a little side money you want to sling about in a hot tech sector, and you know all about cryptocurrencies and blockchain
This piece was written for and originally posted on Stockhouse, in partnership with Equity.Guru Last year, when the Pokemon Go app was launched across the
UBC is poised to accelerate cybersecurity and financial risk research in Canada and beyond, thanks to a $2-million donation from Scotiabank (TSE: BNS). Over the next five years, the
Canabo Medical (CMM.V) announced this week that it was opening more clinics in its chain of cannabis referral centres. This is relatively small news, but
Mining is one of those industries that often lives in our imagination as blackened faces grinning under the incandescent glow of their head lamps. We
I’ve seen this before. A solid company doing good B2B business in the tech space, delivering results for much larger companies, growing and doing all
Reviving an old series based around who’s doing deals downtown today, this is today’s Friday recap on who I’ve been chatting with over the past
Busy next few days as I’m going to ground to ferret out some new stories. As is tradition, I like to tell you ahead of
Last year, I got to know a guy who is a legend in the North American fantasy sports video game space. Tom Frisina is not
Of all the CEOs I talk to on a regular basis, and I talk to many, none come across as more genuine, more affable, and
