October 2016 Edition
Despite coming down with an uncomfortable (but not deadly) virus, I managed to keep my speaking commitments at Vancouver Startup Week and National Angel Summit. I'm glad I did because I met and had great conversations with Seattle-based founders and Canadian angel investors at both events. Leading up to the National Angel Summit, I published my article on effective due diligence for angel investors, which was well received. I also chimed in on a conversation about buying Twitter as a platform co-op. But I couldn't spend too much time in that conversation as there is a lot going on with Pique Fund (welcoming new investors and hosting our fall get-together later this month), as well as getting ready to launch the book, Integrated Investing.
What topics are you most interested in reading about? Let me know by reply email. I'm curious to find out.
All the best, until next month,
Bonnie Foley-Wong
Founder, Pique Ventures & Pique Fund
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Investors gather due diligence to answer the top 3 questions on their minds. There is a type of due diligence that is critical and I do it right up until and including negotiating terms.
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Via LinkedIn
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How to Get Started in Impact Investing
The first thing people think about is what they should invest in it. However, impact investors will be far more successful if they start with why, to coin Simon Sinek.
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Via Pique Ventures
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Tech Unicorn or Public Good? Who Will Buy Twitter?
As the social media giant Twitter contemplates a potential takeover, Nathan Schneider and other platform co-operativists contemplate #BuyTwitter.
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Via Guardian
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Bonnie Foley-Wong will interview local entrepreneurs about their ventures, giving attendees a taste of what experiential and conversational due diligence looks like! If you're an investor thinking about diversifying your investments and investing in diversity, come and join us (if you have an RRSP, you're an investor!)
Register here.
Seattle Startup Week
I had so much fun speaking on a panel with these great startup CEOs (Seattle to Vancouver: Thinking Bigger) at Vancouver Startup Week, that we're doing it again at Seattle Startup Week on November 16th.
Join us.
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Pique Fund Portfolio Companies
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Sign up to the Integrated Investing mailing list before October 31 for your chance to win 3 though-provoking, inspiring books in the #IntegratedInvestingGiveaway.
Enter here.
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Follow @Pique_V on Twitter, Pique Ventures on Instagram, or Like the Pique Ventures Facebook page to get more information about investing in Pique Fund and to hear about the upcoming events where you can meet us.
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