At Year One Labs our first investment was in Endloop X. We haven’t shared a lot of details about the company to-date, but Garry and Ken Seto have just launched their landing page for Please Stay Calm – their location-based game. As you can see from the screenshot below it involves zombies. The guys are […]
Someone Else is Already Working on Your Idea
If you think you have an original idea, think again. There’s a very, very good chance it’s already being worked on. It might not be identical, but it’s likely very close. If no one else is already working on the idea you have, there’s a good chance it’s a bad one. Fundamentally, you should never […]
Check out Localmind
Localmind hasn’t quite launched yet, but it will quite soon (at least in closed beta/testing). In the meantime, you can sign up to get an invite and learn more. The current tagline is “Know what’s happening. Anywhere. Anytime” which should give you some idea of what Lenny is up to with the project. Lenny is […]
Year One Labs Invests in Ken and Garry Seto (and Endloop X)
Year One Labs is the early stage seed accelerator that I started with three Montreal-based entrepreneurs – Raymond Luk, Alistair Croll and Ian Rae. We announced Year One Labs in early September. Since then we’ve been busy recruiting the best people we can find to join. It’s quite the experience, and something I hope to […]
Pitching Year One Labs and What I’ve Learned So Far
It’s been about a month since we opened the doors at Year One Labs. We’ll be making further announcements soon – there’s lots going on – but I wanted to take a moment and look at what I’ve learned so far in the process. 1. Interesting projects come from everywhere. Although most of the applications […]
Meet the Year One Labs Team in Waterloo, Toronto and Ottawa
As part of our effort to find and recruit the best entrepreneurs into Year One Labs, the four partners are doing “Office Hours” in Waterloo, Toronto and Ottawa. More details here. Year One Labs is based in Montreal, and entrepreneurs (companies) that get into the Lab will need to be in Montreal (for ~12 months.) […]
Launching Year One Labs – An Early Stage Seed Accelerator
Today is a big day. After 6 or so months, I’ve launched my new startup: Year One Labs. Year One Labs is an early stage seed accelerator that will help fund and build startups, primarily in the web and mobile spaces. Although we’ll be in the business of helping others launch their startups, Year One […]
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