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Re:Booted out of Bootup Labs by gyardley on Thursday April 15, 2010 @10:03AM (#1267797)
I can't speak for every investor in this incubator but Boris Wertz of W Media Ventures has money in my own startup and I've always found him to be an upstanding, helpful guy - First Round Capital introduced him to me and I've always been grateful for that. I wouldn't particularly call Boris a VC, though - more of a large angel, investing the money he made from the startup he founded himself.

It's a bad idea to slight individuals you don't know anything about just because you think they belong to a generic 'VC' category.

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Re:Booted out of Bootup Labs by jamesshamenski on Thursday April 15, 2010 @12:35PM (#1268193)
A lower tide sinks all boats.

I hear you when you say it's bad to slight individuals you don't know anything about. I am very familiar with Boris Wertz (through multiple friends of friends) and the good he has done for the small Vancouver tech scene. However, this is a massive blow in the effort to encourage tech companies to establish a presence in Vancouver (effecting the Vancouver VC recruiting pool). Some other city will be drinking Vancouver's Milkshake.

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