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Vape product concerns weigh on Canadian cannabis companies looking for sales boost

A U.S. recommendation that consumers avoid vaping products containing the active ingredient in marijuana ahead of their legalization in Canada next month could be a blow to Canadian cannabis companies’ hopes that the higher-margin products will help propel them to profitability.

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Mailbag: Learn From Venture Capital Investors’ Mistakes

Q: Do you think venture capitalists will learn anything from the WeWork debacle?
A: Great question. When you see billions of dollars in expected gains go up in smoke, it should leave a strong impression, as in…
I’ll never do that again.
But what exactly is “that” referring to?

Investing in a company losing money hand over fist? That would mean dropping 90% of the companies venture capital (VC) firms invest in.
Encouraging hypergrowth? That would be an extremely hard habit for VC firms to break. Pre-IPO, it’s all about growing fast (and breaking things).
Investing in companies headed by founders who are self-entitled pricks? Not …read more […]

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Will the Postmates IPO Deliver A Profit?

$225 million and $2.4 billion.
Those two numbers are dominating headlines ahead of the Postmates IPO. The private food delivery company just raised $225 million from the private equity firm GPI Capital. This recent round of funding came at the eleventh hour and pushed Postmates’ valuation to $2.4 billion.
After confidentially filing to go public in February, Postmates is being patient with its public offering. The feeling now, however, is that a Postmates IPO is just around the corner.
What is Postmates?
For those unfamiliar, Postmates is a goods and food delivery service. All you have to do is open the app on …read more […]