Toronto Students Win Startup Weekend Youth Edition with “Shake On It” App
Gordon Sun and a few high school and university-aged peers have been enjoying their free office space at Toronto’s Project:…
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MaRS and Norton Rose Fulbright to Launch Free “Innovation Law Clinic”
The MaRS Discovery District has partnered with Norton Rose Fulbright to offer startups a new free “Innovation Law…
TinyMob Games Wins Startup of the Year at the 2014 VIATeC Technology Awards
TinyMob Games, an independent gaming studio based in Victoria, was chosen as the winner for the Startup of the Year award…
Toronto Design Firm Creates Flux, a Time-Travel App
Flux, a new iPhone app developed by Normative, a Toronto-based design agency, puts time-travel right in your pocket. The Flux…
Ontario “Cheese Whiz” Wins BDC’s Young Entrepreneur Award Contest
The votes are in and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has named its 2014 Young Entrepreneur Award winner, in Gunn’s Hill…
Why We Work Remote: The Evolution of the Work Place
Last year in December of 2013, we made a decision to give up our office space in the Accelerator Center in Waterloo and become…
Montreal’s Chic Marie Rents Out Designer Dresses and Suits for a Fraction of the Price
Marie-Philip Simard, a long-time Montreal lawyer, said going to law events meant that she had to look sharp, and that came…
Next 36’s Trip to New York City Is About Relationships, Not Cheques
Next 36 mentor Christian Lassonde was pretty blunt on the phone about what he tells a handful of startups from every cohort…
GrowLab and Extreme Startups Teamed Up to Get on Harper’s Golden CAIP List
At Waterloo’s Communitech Hub Friday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the 15 accelerator or incubator programs…
Recent Waterloo Visit Sees Prime Minister Harper Interact with Thalmic Labs and its “Myo” Armband
It looks like even the Prime Minister himself couldn’t wait to get a glimpse of the Myo. Prime Minister Stephen Harper…
Not Impossible Mobilizes the International Maker Community to Save Lives
The most inspiring talk that I watched at NXNE Interactive 2014 was the first person to step on stage: Elliot Kotek, the cofounder…
Conversion Rate Optimization Made Easy, With AlterSpark’s Brian Cugelman
At NXNE Interactive 2014 we caught up with Brian Cugelman of Toronto’s AlterSpark, a a group of digital marketers, researchers,…
20 Years and 150 Million Monthly Uniques Later, Vice Founder Sheds Light on Its Humble Canadian Beginnings
On the Friday afternoon of NXNE 2014’s interactive portion, likely the most anticipated speaker told the story of how…
How Can We Create Real, Meaningful Content? SoulPancake Brings Open, Honest Talk Back to the Table
According to SoulPancake creative director Golriz Lucina, it’s too easy to create inauthentic, effortless content. It…
Grind My Tinder? The Psychology Behind Dating Apps in the Technosexual Era
When “Mr. Swipe Right” is just a click, favourite, heart or swipe away, why shouldn’t we indulge in grotesquely…