Watch the video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYyXX3jVwwI

Last week, a friend of mine asked me if I was posting under Cambrian House under an alias on Tech Crunch. I said no, and didn’t pay it much thought. It wasn’t until I saw this video that I did some digging on TC and found an article that put all the pieces together for me.

It’s no secret that I used to work at Cambrian House. About a year ago now a bunch of us were gathered into a room and laid off - I don’t have any compunctions about saying this because it’s pretty common knowledge; they even admit it in the video. But when I joined CH in the early days, the idea I was introduced to sold me. Like Gord, I wanted to change the world. I watched the vision shift and mutate and evolve so quickly that I was left with my head spinning.

Near the end of my reign at Cambrian House, I didn’t see anything to really get behind. Nothing to sink my teeth into - nothing to champion. However, Let me make one thing perfectly crystal clear. Despite having naught to champion, my opinion of Cambrian House and the people therein has been a positive one. I’m not one of the guys dragging the name or the idea through the mud. Period.

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Enter VenCorps.

Now, this is something that I can believe in. Granted I don’t know much about it but what I do know is something like this has been so lacking in the startup space I’ve oft considered building something like it myself. This is something that I, as a startup founder myself, can sink my teeth into. Something I can emotionally and personally invest in.

Good on ya CH. Good on ya.

Today marks the one month milestone of my startup, and my ventures. All in all, I consider it a success.

Here’s what I did in the past month:

- Built 5 websites for various clients, of varying complexities
- Networked & started some relationships
- Initiated a longer term consulting contract
- Made some serious progress on my startups application
- Renamed “Karmba” to “Dragonfly”

While some of it was a struggle, I’m very happy with how things panned out, proving that maybe, just maybe, I have something here.

Most tech savvy people I know in Canada, especially entrepreneurs, already have an iPhone. Indeed, even Peter Scowen admitted to unlocking one. I decided to wait, feeling that it’d feel that much sweeter when it did arrive with all the fanfare and glory that is to be expected.

Well, I’m a little behind the game as I’m just hearing this now. But yes kids, we’ve got confirmation the iPhone is coming to Canada.

Finally.

Probably not till June though, when the 3G iPhone is anticipated, but at least now, yes, for sure it is coming. No more pranks or speculation.

Now… All I have to say is this:

It’s about damned time.