OneEleven asks startups for abated rent, then retracts, claiming “misunderstanding”
OneEleven startups are reeling over a notice sent to them today asking for the payment of rent they were previously told would…
Black Swan #8 – Building the Canadian Shield
I need PPE. You need PPE. We all need PPE. Here’s a story about the Canadian startup that pivoted to provide. “I get…
How Shopify turns ideas into insights
In these unprecedented times, entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. BetaKit has teamed up with Microsoft for Startups…
Black Swan #7 – Scaling healthcare in a pandemic
Last episode, we spoke to a Canadian startup pivoting to healthtech in light of COVID-19. So what’s happened to those already…
Black Swan #6 – Every startup’s a healthtech startup now
It’s not quite true that every startup in Canada has moved into the health space. But many have dipped their toes. There…
Board communicated shutdown decision to OneEleven executive director
In an announcement published to its website last Wednesday, Toronto tech incubator OneEleven announced that it would be permanently…
How to look past the résumé to find your next hire
In these unprecedented times, entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. BetaKit has teamed up with Microsoft for Startups…
As applications open, here are the details of the new $250 million COVID-19 IRAP subsidy program
The National Research Council of Canada has opened applications for the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) COVID-19…
Black Swan #5 – Managers are not OK
It’s a hard time to be a boss. “I don’t know what matters anymore – I’ve lost my guideposts.”…
What your startup can learn from the Navy SEALs
In these unprecedented times, entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. BetaKit has teamed up with Microsoft for Startups…
BDC exploring matching investments for angel-backed startups amid COVID-19
BDC Capital is considering extending its investment matching efforts to include angel investors and angel-backed startups that…
Black Swan #4 – Michael Hyatt says we’re all wartime entrepreneurs now
What Canadian tech is facing right now with COVID-19 is worse than 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis. Combined. “Hope…
The one book Erin Bury thinks every startup founder should read
In these unprecedented times, entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. BetaKit has teamed up with Microsoft for Startups…
City of Toronto reclaims startup lead as it restructures to better fight COVID-19
Chris Rickett, the former manager of entrepreneurship services at the City of Toronto, has returned to a role in the municipality,…
Black Swan #3 – Is this pandemic tax deductible?
It was a tough week. Last Thursday, Canadian tech woke up to the cold reality that the 75 percent federal wage subsidy wasn’t…