A TON of Green
Tags: TheOttawaNetwork, Venture-Coaches, EcoVu, VC
SM is based in Ottawa Canada – birth home to comedian Tom Green. (A good friend of ours BTW 
) Ottawa is also home to some significant business activities in the green sector. I’m not talking about “green-washing” – but real technological solutions. One VC firm based here focuses on green business plans. At a local networking meeting tonight (The Ottawa Network – TON), Gordon Echlin of Venture Coaches talked about his strategy for investing in business segments that are relevant. Ottawa was formerly known as an epicenter of telecom expertise. Now the telecom folks are applying themselves to fascinating crossover ventures. One great example is EcoVu – using photonics to purify tainted water. Next up for EcoVu… turning water into whiskey!
Uh, I only hang with Drew Barrymore and her friends now. Sorry Tom, I had to pick one side or the other, and Drew has better toys. Uh, but Tom if you’re up in Wakefield any time soon, do stop into the Kaffé. Cheers, jobe