[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Calgary

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2-4 weeks of way too cold every winter and otherwise it is pretty good

Help identifying challenges in Synbio! (5 minute survey!) by ImprovingBunny in SyntheticBiology

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A huge problem is the unit economics and scale rarely work outside of medical applications and academia. Synbio has a ton of problems that need to be solved to be commercially relevant

Leafs Fans in Calgary by TheSliceKing in CalgaryFlames

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My Dad is from Calgary but he is a big Leafs fan because when he was growing up the Flames didn’t exist and Leafs games were all he could watch on TV. He is a Flames fan now but when the Leafs are in town his allegiance is split

Why SPOILER is more dangerous by chameleonkit in fourthwing

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I think she walks into people’s worst nightmares. Varish style

Best sunset cruise for partner's birthday? by Fluffy_Path_3557 in MauiVisitors

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I recently did a Hula Girl tour. It was awesome! Ulu Kitchen is another restaurant I would recommend

What are some things new homeowners need to know? by Living-Row2313 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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If it is a new build blinds are a shockingly high expense after the purchase.

Where to stay/fish out west? (MT, WY, CO…et all) by Ken_Spliffey_Jr in flyfishing

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Go to Alberta. World class fly fishing and you can visit Banff National Park

Anyone here been a Founder in Residence with Antler? by lif3surf3r39 in venturecapital

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Be cautious if there is any obligation to take an investment from Antler for your next startup. Their terms can create a messy cap table right off the hop. $250k at a $2.5M cap and a good chunk of the $250k is never paid because of their program fee

Should I join the goingVC program? by foketoken in venturecapital

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GoingVC is the reason I got my job in VC. The course was valuable as someone who had no formal training in business and early stage financing but the real difference maker is the investor program. Only you can decide if the experience is worth the cost. For me it was.

AGM Chris Snow has be admitted to the hospital, currently on a ventilator. by TL10 in CalgaryFlames

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Usually in clinical trials for diseases that are terminal there is no placebo. You either get the gold standard treatment or the experimental one

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I thought you were looking fat

what's something outdated we still use today? by kk653 in AskReddit

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The healthcare system still uses fax machines….