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What Happens to the Zombie Startup?

Most startups fail but what about the ones that refuse to die (aka Zombie startups)? BDC's Senia Rapisarda explores the different options that can be explored, while Ellie Cachette offers up five choices.
Get Startup Tools launched this week, offering offers for premium apps to startup. Two Canadian companies, Wave and Uberflip, are included.
Vancouver has a vibrant startup scene. Christina DesMarais has six reasons why Vancouver is hot.
Mashable's Lauren Drell has 16 reasons why startups fail. #1 is forgoing simplicity.
What's more important for a startup: product or sales? Boris Wertz says it's both.
IBM lays off hundreds of employees in Ottawa so Shopify sets up a hiring booth on the sidewalk near IBM's front doors.
Martin Zwilling says every startup should continually pivot and iterate.
Looking for a new way to manage passwords? Check out Montreal's PasswordBox. Here's a VentureBeat story.
Jed Simon says there are seven financial terms entrepreneurs should know.
Extreme Startups held its demo day this week: One of the stars was Sciencescape, which catalogs research papers. Here's a story by ITBusiness. Koge was also well received.
Is there anything cities can do to support startups? The biggest hurdle is getting the private sector to provide capital.
For many startups, pricing can be a big challenge. Tomasz Tunguz explains his relative pricing approach.
David Crow has a post looking at how startup entrepreneurs can be smarter about raising money.
Should startups use social media? If, what's the best approach? Here are my thoughts.
Steve Blank has a good post on why fund-raising is just one step in a startup's journey.
Why are startups successful? The simple answer is they solve problems.
Quinzee, which makes a smart meter app, was one of the winners of ScotiaBank's EcoLiving Awards.
Startup spotlight: Toronto's Yoleo, an alternative to Google Reader from Unspace Interactive's Jamie Gilgen & Shawn Allison.
Mark MacLeod continues his series of "Founder to CEO" interviews with Shopify's Tobi Lutke. 
Unhaggle continues to gain traction as a way for consumers to buy cars without, well, haggling.
Raising venture capital is seen as a good thing. But for some startups, it can be a big mistake.
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