I'm not sure you noticed, but there have been some significant changes in the value of the company you are working for in the last, say, year or so. To say that this change has caused some people to be upset is an understatement. I have witnessed founders and ...

In the past months in Vancouver, announcements abound regarding technology jobs. To wit: eBay closes call center in September - 700 jobs gone EA and other local layoffs total 800 out of work in the video game sector Sierra Wireless lets 53 people go in Q1 Kodak/Creo trims jobs in Q1 Almost every private business in technology trimmed some headcount in Q4 and Q1 to manage expenses And yet:

This just in: VCs are sheep. In case you missed it, they all tend to look and act the same, although they smell much better. The VCs I mean. After being one of the flock for 14 years, I can speak to the herd mentality that drives the up and down cycles of the early stage investment community. The Wall Street Journal, citing Venture Source, reported that 57% of VC deals completed in the first quarter of 2009 were funded by existing investors, up from 44% a year earlier

Back in late Spetember 1998, in the midst of the global financial mini-crisis sponsored by Long Term Capital Management and Russia and Asian currencies, a company boldly stepped into a weak technology IPO market and proceeded to bring back the best "exit" known to investors. That small company was e...