Startups
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Billion Dollar Start-UpThe True Story of how a Couple of 29-Year-Olds Turned $35,000 into a $1,000,000,000 Cannabis Company |
From early roadblocks and devastating personal and financial setbacks to explosive growth and some of the biggest cannabis deals in global history, Billion Dollar Start-Up not only recounts the … | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 306 | 2021 | View |
 Unicorn in the Woods |
As tech investors the world over search for elusive unicorns (start-ups valued at over $1 billion), acclaimed business journalist Gordon Pitts asks whether there can be a place for high-tech … | Gordon Pitts | 264 | 2020 | View |
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From ForwardFrom: Billion Dollar Start-Up |
Foreword | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 2 | 2021 | $0.20 Add |
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From IntroductionWhen Brian Met Chris From: Unicorn in the Woods |
In the introduction, Pitts describes a consequential meeting of two tech enthusiasts in New Brunswick. | Gordon Pitts | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 Add |
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From A Cannabis TimelineA Potted History From: Billion Dollar Start-Up |
A timeline of the Cannabis industry in Canada | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 1 | 2021 | $0.10 Add |
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From Newton’s LawFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter explores Chris Newton’s younger years; he was an early adopter of home computers, and later enrolled in the computer science program at the University of New Brunswick. | Gordon Pitts | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
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From Life of BrianFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter Pitts examines the early life of Brian Flood, an athletic young man with an aptitude for business and entrepreneurship. | Gordon Pitts | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From PrologueFrom: Billion Dollar Start-Up |
Prologue | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From From Beaver to PondA History From: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter links the entrepreneurial activities of Flood and Newton with another businessman from New Brunswick: Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook. It also touches on the historic and current … | Gordon Pitts | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: Billion Dollar Start-Up |
Introduction | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From Angels and AnglesFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter, Pitts recounts the founding of Q1 Labs in 2001, its business agreement with UNB, and the nascent company’s relationship with the dean of the faculty of computer science. It … | Gordon Pitts | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
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From Part 1Escaping the Basement From: Billion Dollar Start-Up |
In the first chapter, the founders of HEXO, now a billion dollar cannabis company, recall the founding of the company. The chapter provides brief biographies of each of the founders and their … | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 62 | 2021 | $6.20 Add |
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From Hi, I’m from New BrunswickFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter focuses on the Q1 Labs’ hunt for venture capital, which included multiple trips to the United States to woo wary investors. | Gordon Pitts | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
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From Part 2We Bought the Farm From: Billion Dollar Start-Up |
This chapter describes the slow rise of the legal marijuana industry in Canada and the challenges that the founders of HEXO overcame on their journey to profitability. | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 82 | 2021 | $8.20 Add |
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From Here Come the AmericansFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter, Pitts describes Q1 Labs’ success in finding funding, and how they confronted concerns about their Canadian and Maritime location. | Gordon Pitts | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From Part 3Hitting a Billion From: Billion Dollar Start-Up |
This chapter explores the growth of HEXO from a small startup to a company with a valuation of over $1 billion. | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 86 | 2021 | $8.60 Add |
