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  • Founders, your teams need to hear from you

    Founders, your teams need to hear from you

    We know it’s a stressful time, but don’t forget your team.
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    OMERS Ventures
    Jan 17
    After the Acquisition: Reflections for founders from someone who’s been there

    After the Acquisition: Reflections for founders from someone who’s been there

    Adobe recently snatched up Figma for $20B. Everyone has been talking about the deal.
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    Justin Ouyang
    Oct 6, 2022
    Finally, an easy way to generate useful insight from relevant data!

    Finally, an easy way to generate useful insight from relevant data!

    Imagine sitting in front of your laptop staring at a bunch of line graphs and bar charts wondering what they mean. Or better yet, what to…
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    Eugene Lee
    Sep 1, 2022
    How to manage your sales team during a slowdown

    How to manage your sales team during a slowdown

    Downturn. Slowdown. Recession. Call it what you will.
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    Justin Ouyang
    Aug 23, 2022
    Reasons for Optimism

    Reasons for Optimism

    The best career advice I ever received is that life is fundamentally better as an optimist. With the added wisdom that not only will people…
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    Lily Shaw
    Aug 15, 2022
    2022 is marching to the beat of a new drum

    2022 is marching to the beat of a new drum

    Written by Laura Lenz, Partner, OMERS Ventures
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    OMERS Ventures
    Aug 2, 2022
    Has the current financial climate changed the narrative around getting people back to the office?

    Has the current financial climate changed the narrative around getting people back to the office?

    For many months now there has been heightened debate about the value of forcing a return to the office. The stance of tech companies has…
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    Michelle Killoran
    Jul 28, 2022
    Meet Caraway: redesigning campus care delivery from the ground up

    Meet Caraway: redesigning campus care delivery from the ground up

    Written by Chrissy Farr, Investor, OMERS Ventures
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    OMERS Ventures
    Jul 26, 2022
    My hot kitchen and the spirit of venture capital

    My hot kitchen and the spirit of venture capital

    The current market dynamic for tech companies (read: dumpster fire) is giving many talking heads an opportunity to draw parallels with the…
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    Will Dufton
    Jul 25, 2022
    Crunchbase crunches its way to fresh new capital

    Crunchbase crunches its way to fresh new capital

    written by Michael Yang, Managing Partner, OMERS Ventures
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    OMERS Ventures
    Jul 20, 2022
    Our investment in Next Matter and the future of operations

    Our investment in Next Matter and the future of operations

    You probably know the pain-point well: you have a dozen unanswered emails hanging in cyberspace; you are saddled with repetitive paperwork…
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    Will Dufton
    Jun 14, 2022
    Take Two: how the customer success landscape has evolved

    Take Two: how the customer success landscape has evolved

    The customer success (CS) landscape is constantly changing. Last year we wrote about why we thought it was the next vertical to explode…
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    Eugene Lee
    May 25, 2022
    Why we believe gig work is real work.

    Why we believe gig work is real work.

    Written by Laura Lenz, Partner, OMERS Ventures
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    OMERS Ventures
    May 24, 2022
    What role does web3 and the metaverse have to play in the future of real estate?

    What role does web3 and the metaverse have to play in the future of real estate?

    It’s almost impossible to read anything about tech these days without tripping over something related to web3 and the metaverse. I’ve been…
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    Michelle Killoran
    Apr 29, 2022
    Redefining the boundaries of wealth management with OneVest

    Redefining the boundaries of wealth management with OneVest

    Written by Laura Lenz, Partner, OMERS Ventures
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    OMERS Ventures
    Apr 26, 2022
    2022 telling a different story about Canadian exits

    2022 telling a different story about Canadian exits

    Written by Laura Lenz, Partner, OMERS Ventures
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    OMERS Ventures
    Apr 21, 2022
    How to break into VC: we’re hiring in Canada

    How to break into VC: we’re hiring in Canada

    Written by Shawn Chance, Partner, OMERS Ventures.
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    OMERS Ventures
    Apr 12, 2022
    Pushing the VC ecosystem forward one conversation at a time

    Pushing the VC ecosystem forward one conversation at a time

    Written by Silvio Memme, OMERS Ventures
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    OMERS Ventures
    Apr 6, 2022
    Series A metrics (spoiler, it’s not always about metrics)

    Series A metrics (spoiler, it’s not always about metrics)

    Written by Shawn Chance, Partner, OMERS Ventures
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    OMERS Ventures
    Mar 25, 2022
    Data & Analytics Predictions for the Next 3 Years

    Data & Analytics Predictions for the Next 3 Years

    There’s a lot of hype around data right now. Businesses across the board are evaluating their approach to data. If they have a data stack…
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    Justin Ouyang
    Mar 23, 2022
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