What are the new rules for ‘hybrid’ retail? (Facebook Live chat)
The dichotomy of selling either online or in person no longer exists. Growing consumer expectations, and a familiarity with the convenience of ecommerce, mean…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 115: Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein on Canadian swagger and enabling entrepreneurship
Shopify held its Unite developer conference last week, the first one hosted in Canada. The Prime Minister was there, so naturally, the conversation turned…
Out of money, Wavefront shuts down
Vancouver-based business incubator Wavefront has shut down, BetaKit has learned. According to those familiar with the matter, the incubator and accelerator, which focused on…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 114: Facebook still wants to be super creepy with your data
Here’s the thing: Facebook has had a not so great 2018. But when you’re a tech company that hosts an annual developer conference, sometimes…
How chasing $30 million from Sequoia Capital cost Achievers’ Razor Suleman millions at exit
As part of an ongoing series powered by Espresso Capital, Betakit will feature founder stories and the skills needed to grow the next generation…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 113: Repable’s Heather Anne Ritchie explains streaming culture
Recently, 600,000 people were watching Drake online, which seems like a standard 2018 experience. The twist: Drake was playing a video game called Fortnite…
Michael Hyatt and Nicole Verkindt on how to go from a small business to a real business
Nicole Verkindt and Michael Hyatt have both shared their entrepreneurial journey on BetaKit as part of our Small Business series. In a recent Facebook…
How startups should approach GDPR (Facebook Live chat)
The European Union’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is coming, and fast. With it comes compliance regulation that affects not only every European tech…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 112: Keeping pace with innovation in Toronto
Keeping with our experimental 2018, this week’s CanCon podcast is split into two distinct halves. First up, the CanCon crew – Patrick O’Rourke, Managing…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 111: Why are there so few women in Canadian VC?
Ask the question, ‘why are there so few women in Canadian venture capital?’ and you’ll be inundated with a variety of answers. Ask the…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 110: Everything Facebook’s Done Wrong
It’s been hard to keep up with Facebook’s public reckoning, as new information drops each day. Of course, the CanCon podcast has been covering…
Media Sonar’s Allan Bedard: cutting-edge tech doesn’t matter unless the data is actionable
As part of a regular series powered by Microsoft, BetaKit interviews prominent Canadian CTOs speaking earnestly on the biggest challenges they face in their…
Bet on Collision coming to Toronto in 2019
Paddy Cosgrave really wants you to know that Collision is looking for a new home. The co-founder of Web Summit, one of the world’s…