Just added to the resources page is the 2007 Report on Emerging Canadian Software Companies from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

"Emerging" covers a lot of ground—some of the surveyed companies are pretty big—but 43% had between 1 and 25 employees and 15% were in a pre-revenue stage.

Some of the interpretations are a bit of a leap from the survey data (e.g. the section on boards really misrepresents the survey results), but there are interesting observations about CEOs' struggles with sales channels, international expansion and personal skills development.

This year's technology update looks at "ubiquitous participation"—enabling and encouraging user interaction and participation—and integrating that trend into business strategy.

This survey is done every year, and I believe that Ron Neumann is encouraging more early-stage Waterloo-area companies to participate in the survey for the 2008 edition.