CanCon Podcast Ep. 109: How BDC spends your money to support Women in Tech
When #Budget2018 dropped, we had many questions about the gap between the government’s narrative and the specifics of…
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In October, BetaKit launched the Retail Times newsletter with the City of Toronto and Digital Main Street to track the new…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 108: The Canadian invasion of WeWork and SVB
For a time, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was one of the biggest names in tech. Founded 15 years ago, the company has raised…
Nicole Verkindt and Michael Hyatt help scale your small business (Facebook Live chat)
Every entrepreneur, whether they’re building a small business or scaling a startup, can benefit from the lessons of those…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 107: What if the Women in Tech fund isn’t used for women in tech?
If there is one thing we can say about our federal government, it’s that it is fond of crafting narratives. With Budget…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 106: BetaKit’s origin story
BetaKit Incorporated celebrated its second birthday last week. BetaKit itself has been around much longer (for more detail…
ScribbleLive lays off 27 employees to ‘streamline organization’ amid search for new CEO
ScribbleLive laid off 27 employees earlier this week, BetaKit has learned. According to multiple sources familiar with the…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 105: Shopify’s e-cannabis solution
My introduction to Apple products came via a college roommate. A video artist by trade, my roommate was decked to the gills…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 104: #weneedboth, but not like this
We all know the aphorism about where good intentions get you. Without paying close attention to where we’re headed, and…
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As BetaKit expands the breadth and depth of its coverage, we’ve often chosen the hottest topics in tech: FinTech, AI,…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 103: Are we breaking up with Facebook, or is Facebook breaking up with us?
According to its latest quarterly financial results, Facebook has 2.2 billion monthly active users. When one tech company can…
Drop closes $25.8 million Series A, repatriates former Airbnb exec
Toronto-based Drop announced today that it has closed a $25.8 million CAD Series A round ($21 million USD), led by New Enterprise…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 102: Why Tim Cook’s a “big fan” of Shopify
Tim Cook is a big fan of Shopify! Toronto made the shortlist for Amazon’s second headquarters. The New York Times is…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 101: Why the world’s biggest tech companies are fighting over voice
$7,000 toilets? Voice-activated everything? It’s that CES time of year again. This year’s Consumer Electronic Showcase…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 100: Best of Canadian tech
Just like the country we call home, the CanCon podcast is highly in favour of celebrating our arbitrary milestones. But as…