From February, 2003 - You heard me speak of the “thin” middle of the technology industry in BC in my last column. I also told you that it was largely anecdotal evidence that lead me to the conclusion as the data on this industry is tough to track down. In fact, the only good data was on financing and those companies financed by venture capital. So, I went in search of companies that make up the middle of the industry, the survivors of early stage… the growth companies. But I added a twist: I wanted companies that would have been missed completely by the VC data I referred to last time. I wanted to find the success stories that didn’t raise a nickel of VC and didn’t go public. Why? Well, they would have a meaningful story to tell that today’s entrepreneurs need to hear and they also don’t get featured in a VC-centric world of early stage companies.