Startups
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Congratulations, You’re Fired!From: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter, Pitts examines the new American CEO of Q1 Labs, Shaun McConnon. | Gordon Pitts | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From  EpilogueFrom: Billion Dollar Start-Up |
Epilogue | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From The Codefather and His KidsFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter focuses on Gerry Pond, who after leaving Q1 Labs became the most important angel investor in Atlantic Canada. | Gordon Pitts | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From The Making of MarcelFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter, Pitts explores the life of Marcel LeBrun, the CEO and co-founder of iMagicTV Inc., a company that made an early attempt at delivering video-on-demand over the internet. | Gordon Pitts | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From Halfway to ImpossibleFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter concerns Radian6, a social media monitoring platform founded by many of the players discussed in the book thus far. Radian6 was later purchased and folded into the Salesforce brand. | Gordon Pitts | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |
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From Selling Radian6From: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter, Pitts outlines the sale of Radian6 to Salesforce, a fast-growing company based on the West Coast. This led to a financial windfall for all involved. | Gordon Pitts | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
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From The Most Ridiculous Year EverFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter recount’s Chris Newton’s diagnosis with melanoma, and the sale of Q1 Labs in fall 2011 for $600 million U.S. dollars. | Gordon Pitts | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From A Cambrian ExplosionFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter explores the chain reactions that were started in the Maritimes by the sale of Radian6 and Q1 Labs. | Gordon Pitts | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
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From Cyber Cyber EverywhereFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter, Pitt explores the career of Steve Lund, the key driver behind CyberNB, an agency designed to leverage New Brunswick’s homegrown expertise. | Gordon Pitts | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
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From From the Ashes of NortelFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter recounts the bankrupcy of Nortel, and describes how one former Nortel employee took up a leadership role at UNB’s Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship. | Gordon Pitts | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From Old Dogs, New TricksFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter concerns Fiddlehead, a data analytics firm in Moncton that partnered with McCain Foods. | Gordon Pitts | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From HomebodiesFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter, Pitts focuses on Daniella DeGrace, who was a key player in several New Brunswick startups, including iMagic, Q1 Labs, and Radian6. | Gordon Pitts | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From In the Middle of the AtlanticFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter explores "the next big one," the hoped-for startup that will generate economic activity in the Maritimes. | Gordon Pitts | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From Whale Hunting on the New York ThruwayFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter details Pitt’s visits to startup incubators in the United States, and explores several nascent companies with the potential to garner a billion-dollar valuation. | Gordon Pitts | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From Twenty Years Ago Today, and the Band Still PlaysFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In the concluding chapter, Pitt checks in with the cast of characters that catapulted New Brunswick’s tech industry onto the world stage. | Gordon Pitts | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
