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Sean Silcoff
@SeanSilcoff
Storyteller. Newshound. Co-wrote Losing the Signal, about BlackBerry. I cover Canadian tech/biotech/innovation for Globe & Mail. Verified.
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Jan 3, 2022
    Today is my 10th anniversary at the Globe & Mail (excluding a summer stint in 1996). It’s been a fun ride so far. Here are 10* stories I’ve written/cowritten in the past decade: 1. How BlackBerry blew it: The inside story/via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/report-on-busi… (*OK, 11)
    How BlackBerry blew it: The inside story
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Apr 6, 2020
    Dragon’s Den Star Arlene Dickinson raises $100-million to back food and health startups. Many of her portfolio companies have seen a huge uptick in sales amid pandemic surge buying - The Globe and Mail
    Dragon Arlene Dickinson raises $100-million to back food and health startups
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    Sean Silcoff
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    May 6, 2020
    On Shopify conference call, the company played an excerpt of a customer service call in which one of its merchants cried while thanking the company for its platform, saying she didn't know how her business would function w/o it. That's something you never hear on quarterly calls
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Dec 24, 2021
    Just filed my 256th story of the year and I think that’s a wrap for me in 2021. It’s been a year - my 10th at the Globe and Mail. Many more stories to come in 2022 of course. Have a good holiday, stay safe, and let’s think ahead to better post-Omicron days to come. Cheers. SS
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Aug 23, 2022
    Happy to share the news that there will be a movie based on our @BlackBerry book Losing the Signal. Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton are leads in the Rhombus Media/Zapruder Films production, Matt Johnson (The Dirties) is directing. More details in @Variety :
    ‘BlackBerry’: Story of Doomed Smartphone Company Casts Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton, XYZ Films...
    From variety.com
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Sep 7, 2020
    Canadian tech financier John Ruffolo paralyzed in cycling crash /via @globeandmail
    Canadian tech financier John Ruffolo paralyzed in cycling crash
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Apr 8, 2023
    Replying to @davidmilstead and @BeschlossDC
    The CREEPS. Sorry, I am told that is already the correct name of a Nixon-affiliated band
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Dec 13, 2017
    Globe & Mail scoop: Ottawa to buy $100-million/yr worth of technology from Canadian startups under new procurement program to boost tech sector /via @globeandmail
    Ottawa to buy $100-million worth of technology from startups under new program to boost tech sector
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    Sean Silcoff
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    May 26, 2020
    Losing the Signal, our book about the rise and fall of BlackBerry, came out five years ago this week. The purpose of this tweet is to draw your attention to that fact and offer up the suggestion that you read it if you haven’t done so already.
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Apr 15, 2021
    Wow, the news flow out of the Canadian tech sector is pretty relentless these days. I’ve had a sneak peek ahead and let’s just say, if this sector is of interest to you, now would be a great time to be a Globe and Mail subscriber.
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Dec 13, 2024
    My latest feature, a story several months in the making. Welcome to the US$100-million club: With dozens of scaled-up tech companies, Canada is poised to deliver a wave of quality IPOs
    Welcome to the $100-million club: With dozens of scaled-up tech companies, Canada is poised to...
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Jul 14, 2018
    Dear people who complain about having to be subscribers to get full access to the Globe and Mail: my employer is a offering a super deal. $1.50/wk for the first 52 weeks. Subscribe! that's less than 22 cents a day. Support great journalism subscribe.theglobeandmail.com/#/product/MIDS…
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Mar 19, 2021
    A truck nearly killed him, but venture capitalist John Ruffolo has kept moving forward /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…
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    Sean Silcoff
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    Oct 14, 2020
    The Globe 1st reported last month Wealthsimple was flooded w/ interest from US VCs to lead a unicorn-sized round. This morning the company announced it has raised $114-million led by TCV valuing the co at $1.4b. Our story: @globeandmail
    Power unit Wealthsimple raises $114-million from venture capital giants, valuation tops $1-billion
    From theglobeandmail.com