http://stasosphere.com/entrepreneur-being What can be done without safety net Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:49:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This month's angel investors meeting was dedicated to the high-tech startups (every other month is Life Sciences). I found two startup companies that stood out, both in the "do good" space: H2O3 Inc Tim Piwonka-Corle, presented H2O3 Inc, whose product is a portable water disinfection unit that you can see on the right. ... http://stasosphere.com/entrepreneur-being/8-echoes-from-vantec-oct-7-2008 Since there is no August meeting for VanTEC, the July's meeting had twice the companies presenting. In addition to the usual 5 5-minute snapshots, there were another 10 extra preview presentations. Moreover Mike decided to run the same presentations twice. As I was sponsoring one of the companies, I had ... http://stasosphere.com/entrepreneur-being/7-echoes-from-vantec-july-7-2008 Every months a group of investors meets at SFU Time Center in downtown Vancouver, for a 2-3 hour meeting, where early stage startups give their pitch in hope that they will find some interested investors. Some startups just want the cash, most companies ask for cash, plus mentorship, others are ... http://stasosphere.com/entrepreneur-being/6-vantec-vancouver-angel-technology-network I wear many hats. When I get bored of one hat, I simply take it off and wear a different one. Sometimes I wear no hats at all, and that means I got burned out, which is when I just disconnect from the world and become quiet for some time. Often ... http://stasosphere.com/entrepreneur-being/3-introduction-investing-instead-of-managing