Perspectives
Getting Good at Getting Better
I just finished an Impact Brief on Public Sector Venture Capital and there were a number of thoughts I had while preparing it that I didn't think belonged in a report so I figured I would include them here. The report looked at the ability of BDC's venture capital arm...
We’ve misunderstood the US dominance of the world of innovation
It just hit me this morning why the US seems to dominate the world in the creation of innovative companies and products and I think we've gotten it all wrong. The Americans aren't better than the rest of us at research and development and product creation, they're...
Canada’s CMO Search
The goal of our current study on Canada's CMO Search was to examine and compare the quality of marketing leadership in Canadian and American tech companies. We looked at the qualifications of the most senior marketing officer at Canada’s top private venture...
Canada’s Patent Puzzle
We keep seeing data on what we call Canada's Patent Puzzle. The prevalent Canadian narrative is that as a country, we struggle to compete in the global innovation economy. This conclusion is based on three frequently cited and well-known metrics that have shaped our...
Canadian Tech Tortoises
Are we really producing Canadian Tech Tortoises? Recent research we did revealed three critical issues that may be impacting the ability of Canadian businesses to grow rapidly: Canadian companies wait longer before they start raising funds.They raise funds less...
Scientists discover mutant gene that causes entrepreneurship
Scientists from the internationally respected magazine Nurture vs Nature have disclosed that researchers in Silicon Valley have identified the mutant gene that causes entrepreneurship. This disease involves a recessive mutation and leads to extensive market...
Toronto House Prices: The Metric That Matters
OK, this is it. I’ll stop with all these posts about Toronto House Prices metrics after today. I’ll find another way to annoy people next week. If you’ve been paying attention I said the press is consistently using entirely the wrong metric to look at house prices. It...
Where’s Stupid? Bad Metrics Risk Bad Policy
Today’s article on the front page of the Globe and Mail, calling for something to be done about surging house prices, is another example of bad metrics creating potentially bad policy. As I explained in Monday’s post, the comparison of house prices to average income...
Toronto Housing Affordability
If you read yesterday’s post, I spent it ranting on about how I was fed up seeing bad metrics used to explain what is going on in the housing market in Toronto. So today I thought it might be useful if I showed you a better metric. So get ready for it, another day,...