July | 2018 | Royal Canadian Legion, US Branch #25

From the Legion Magazine.

The Snowbirds backstage

Story and photography by Stephen J. Thorne

It’s July 1. Nine pilots are seated around the table in a small boardroom at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport, 18 kilometres from Parliament Hill as the snowbird flies. The room is a sea of Canadian red, for these are the iconic Canadian Forces Snowbirds, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, and this is Canada Day 2018.

July/August 2018 issue is now available!

The July/August 2018 issue of Legion Magazine is out today! Look for it on newsstands or check your mailbox if you subscribe already. Features include:

FOUR SOLDIERS, FOUR BATTLES
In the final 100 days of the First World War, Canada was called again and again to lead the offensive

DAM WARFARE
How a terror group used the apocalyptic properties of water in its global war

ATTACK ON ASSORO
On one of the toughest missions in the Allied invasion of Sicily, Canadians seized the pinnacle of Monte Assoro

And so much more…

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“Canadian Woods” by artist Jennifer Morse

“The sky in autumn is bluer than at any other time of year. On a perfect day in October, maple leaves are fluorescent against the sky. I woke up to that one morning two years ago. I dragged an 8″ x 4″board into the woods, piled tubes of paints at my feet and started mixing and layering colours. The sunlight illuminated the leaves. It was like a cathedral, with light streaming through red, orange, gold, lime and blue stained glass. I didn’t realize my feet were soaked until dusk forced me to stop. The next day the leaves fell.”

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July 6, 1942

Anne Frank (pictured here in 1940) and her family hide in a secret annex in a workplace in Amsterdam. Discovered two years later by the Gestapo, they are sent to Auschwitz.

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From one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay area.

July 12th — Peninsula Area

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

CiT is an evening event hosted every month to celebrate all things Canadian and all things tech. Whether you live in the Bay Area or you’re just visiting, we welcome you to join us July 12th, for some drinks and good conversation—you’ll be in good company! This is a ticketed event, so please RSVP below if you wish to attend.

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Distribution tends to take a backseat to building a sexy product in early startup cycles. But, as one of the first 25 employees at Uber, Andre Charoo, VP New Markets at Hired, reminds us that prioritizing the distribution model first will help determine what you should build.

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Highlights from 48Hrs in the Valley

New additions to our community

We’re proud to have hosted 21 of Canada’s fastest-growing startups at our cornerstone event. 48Hrs may be over, but C100’s journey with these founders is just beginning and we’re excited for what these Canadian entrepreneurs have in store!

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Words of advice to entrepreneurs from our speakers:

Frame the roles on your team around what individuals enjoy doing, giving you and them more leverage: “Do only the things you can do.”

– Kristen Hamilton, CEO of Koru

You can build a winning company from any geography: “Silicon Valley has gone from being a place to a state of mind.”

– Ajay Royan, Managing General Partner of Mithril Capital

Be able to sell on your mission and vision to your first employees: “Starting a company may make a lot of sense, but deciding to be employee number 20 doesn’t always make sense. The company needs to have a story—a clear vision that attracts people”

– Michelle Zatlyn, COO of Cloudflare

What’s happening in Canada?

VCs view Canada as the new tech frontier. Pitchbook’s 1H 2018 Canadian PE & VC FactBook shows increased foreign investment in Canadian startups. Full Report