For 8 years I’ve been doing the voodoo that VCs do and it’s been great. I’ve realized, tho, Venture Capital is for the most part a spectator sport. You are a coach in some cases, yes, but in general, you write the check, do some nurturing but watch (hope for!) the growth.
I am not a good spectator. I am a terrible back seat driver (ask anyone!) and I really miss those days of making products and pressing the buttons.
His news seemed to come out of left field so it was good of Segal to assure his readers that the VC community in Canada is not dead and JLA Ventures is NOT the next VC casualty North of the border.
Segal believes that now is a great time to be doing a startup and that is exactly what he has planned. Of course, he's not yet sharing what he's working on.
Check out Segal's blog The Post Money Value where he'll be chronicaling his quest for startup glory and documenting everything from his own title selection to pitch slides.
