Canada’s innovation imperative
Did you know the Covid-19 pandemic presents opportunities for Canadian innovation? That’s according to Jim Balsillie, the retired chairman and co-CEO of RIM (disclosure:…
BetaKit Live: How Canada can become a cybersecurity leader
There is a global gap of 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs that need to be filled around the world by 2021. That’s a 3x increase…
How Set Scouter built industry-wide safety standards to stay in business
On Black Swan, we attempt to ask and answer the important questions. I can think of none more important than this: will we have…
Sean Silcoff explains how 2020 became the year of the Canadian tech IPO
Earlier this year, Globe and Mail Technology reporter Sean Silcoff wrote that “private is the new public” – in essence, that IPOs and public…
Acceleprise GP Whitney Sales explains how to close deals during COVID
In March and April, it felt like the whole world went on pause. Consumers stayed at home and businesses stopped spending. For tech companies…
BetaKit Live: Willful and The Canadian Shield explain how to survive and thrive in 2020
It has been one trying year for startups and small businesses in Canada. Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, only 28 percent of Canadian small…
The Lord Mayor of London wants Canadian tech to know the UK is open for business
In April, the Lord Mayor of London, William Russell, was to lead a trade mission to Toronto as part of ongoing plans to drum…
Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva on the five types of leaders
Dax Dasilva thinks a lot about leadership. In the below video interview for the #CIBCInnovationEconomy series (recorded in December 2019), the CEO of Canadian…
Pandemic Immigration Policy
The US has suspended the H1B visa allowing high-skilled tech workers to enter the country. Canada’s response? Billboards. “You’re seeing folks from Brazil, India,…
How to scale in a pandemic
About four months ago, Black Swan had Jordan Dutchack on the podcast talking about the difficulties of cancelling his Uniting the Prairies conference (UP),…
Hootsuite’s mistake and watching the throne (speech)
Fall usually reflects a time of change, and often change we look forward to. It’s hard to feel that way right now – that…
Lilia CEO Alyssa Atkins on how COVID-19 changed her Y Combinator demo day
While some people are embracing back to school, in Canadian tech, it’s accelerator graduation season (yes, that’s a thing). “Within the span of a…
Matthew Lombardi tapped as new head of OneEleven
Matthew Lombardi has been named the new head of the new OneEleven, BetaKit has learned. BetaKit has confirmed with multiple sources that Lombardi will…