Alberta tech is hungry
James Lochrie (Thin Air Labs) and Brett Colvin (Goodlawyer) provide an Alberta tech vibe check.
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Paddy Cosgrave is not forcing you to come to Collision
Collision is here for a good time, perhaps not a long time. Web Summit’s CEO is having “a bit of fun” either…
Apple’s Vision Pro won’t make the metaverse happen
Apple wants to strap a MacBook to your face. Is ‘spacial computing’ worth the asking price?
The Collision conversation is a microcosm for Canadian tech
People across Canada are asking questions about Collision. The answers say a lot about Canadian tech.
Canada is in a health care crisis. What’s the prescription?
Brett Belchetz (Maple) and Alexandra Greenhill (Careteam) diagnose the failings of Canada’s health care system.
A wake for BuzzFeed, Gawker, Vice with CANADALAND’s Jonathan Goldsbie
A post-mortem on the rampant demise of 2000s digital media publications & how they compare to the slow death of traditional…
What’s next for Shopify?
Business Insider’s Madeline Stone joins to discuss the end of Shopify’s “side quest” and future of…
Do the feds have an innovation strategy? CCI’s Ben Bergen isn’t so sure
The Council of Canadian Innovators president answers your submitted questions on innovation policy.
How YouTuber Dan Olson (Folding Ideas) hunts internet grifts
Alberta is the unlikely front in the war against NFTs, contrepreneurs, and the metaverse.
Revisiting BlackBerry’s extraordinary rise and spectacular fall
Losing the Signal co-author Sean Silcoff and BlackBerry co-writer Matthew Miller step into the Wayback Machine.
Scale AI’s COO explains how Canada can build an AI-powered economy
Clément Bourgogne says Scale AI is more focused on supply chains than generative AI.
Is Canada ready for an EV future?
Flavio Volpe and Paris Marx join for a conversation on what the future of transportation in Canada might look like.
Was RenoRun abandoned by investors or just another mannequin startup?
Ripple Ventures’ Matt Cohen joins to unpack the complicated spot Canadian startups find themselves in.
Ask John Ruffolo Anything: SVB fallout, VC groupthink, government dependence & more
Canadian tech’s maverick investor answers your submitted questions.
Michelle Scarborough explains why BDC is thinking bigger with Thrive Platform
In late September, at a private BDC event taking place during Elevate—the same day the Crown Corporation announced its new…