Category Archives: Five Questions With…
Five Questions With…Well.ca's Ali Asaria
In the wake of Well.ca raising $1.1-million from a group of angel investors, I fired over a few questions – actually, five – to the company’s founder and CEO, Ali Asaria: 1. What’s your take on the financing landscape for … Continue reading
Five (More) Questions with….Christopher Golda
Since its launch last year, BackType has continued to attract attention as one of the ways to track comments within the blogosphere, follow people making comments. At PodCamp in Toronto last month, I had a chance to talk to co-founder … Continue reading
Five Questions with….Alek Krstajic
Alek Krstajic wants to rock Canada’s wireless landscape. As the new CEO of BMV Holdings, he’s planning on introducing a $40/month flat-rate, no-frills, unlimited talk, unlimited text service next year. And he sees no reason why BMV won’t be wildly … Continue reading
Five Questions with…..Howard Lindzon
As a native Canadian, Howard Lindzon comes across in some respects as, well, un-Canadian…but I mean that in a good way. Unlike the typical meek Canadian demeanor, Howard is brash, confident, opinionated and, as important, not afraid to invest in … Continue reading
Five Questions with…Blip.TV CEO Mike Hudack
Earlier this week, Blip.TV raised an undisclosed amount of venture capital to expand its online television business, which now features more than 37,000 shows. Last month, Blip said it served more than 51 million video views, a 50% increase from … Continue reading
Five Questions with….Homezilla
In Canada, there is sadly no Zillow. How come? It’s because the Canadian Real Estate Association has a stranglehold on real estate listings in Canada. MLS/CREA has gone after several upstart start-ups who have tried to finagle their way into … Continue reading
Five Questions with…QikCom
It wasn’t that long ago that micro-blogging within companies didn’t exist. Today, there are a growing number of players looking to become the Twitter of the Enterprise. The list includes Yammer, Present.ly and a new entrant, QikCom. QikCom aims to … Continue reading
Five Questions with….Social Mention
A week or so ago, I wrote a post about Social Mention, a start-up out of Ottawa that does social media search – blogs, micro-blogs, comments, news, video, etc. To learn more about the company, I fired off some questions … Continue reading
Five Questions with….SoftShell
My mother is a Luddite with a capital “L”. But the reality is she’s pretty typical of the 60+ demographic that find computers far from user-friendly. What’s interesting is that for all the hype about Web 2.0, meeting the computing … Continue reading
Five Questions with…BackType Co-Founder Chris Golda
Once in awhile, you come across a startup that jumps out because it’s such an interesting concept. BackType falls into this category. Dubbed the “Twitter of Comments”, BackType lets you follow people who leave comments on blogs, as well as … Continue reading
