My very first Something Ventured column in April 1998 was a breathless description of how the future of BC's technology industrywould be on the back of Ballard Power Systems. I had an insider's view of Ballard at the time because I was sitting at BDC Venture Capital and we were still on the Board (B...

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Imagine you are an angel investor (perhaps you are). Over the past few years you have made investments and lost a few. The problem today is that all of your other investments have plunged and your net worth is where it was when you graduated from university (hey, you are in good company... Warren Buffet lost $27 billion of his net worth last year according to Forbes). Still, in your portfolio of start-ups are some real solid, growing companies. If only there was an active market to take these things public or sell, giving you some much needed liquidity!