PM Justin Trudeau tells Vidyard Canadian tech can compete against “any country in the world”
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a Q&A session at Vidyard’s Kitchener office, where he stressed that…
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theBoardlist launches in Canada to get more women on company boards
In July 2015, Joyus founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy launched theBoardlist, a curated platform that includes the names of women…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Facebook gears up for an AR/VR future
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
CEO Carol Leaman explains how Axonify helps “deskless workers” stay engaged at work
On the latest episode of The Disruptors, co-host Amber Kanwar sat down with Carol Leaman, CEO of Axonify, to discuss her company’s…
Five reasons why Toronto is a pioneer in tech from Urbery’s Rohan Jayasekera
When LEAGUE founder and CEO Mike Serbinis presented at TechTO in January, he asked a room full of entrepreneurs whether they…
Shopify announces self-designed PoS card reader to grab US customers from Square
During its Unite conference in San Francisco, Shopify unveiled a string of new features for its merchants — including a chip…
Think Dirty’s Lily Tse says purpose, inclusivity are key to building the right company culture
For Lily Tse, the founder and CEO of Think Dirty, understanding the importance of purpose and inclusivity are crucial to building…
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper joining San Francisco-based 8VC as advisor
In a Medium post, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper revealed his plan to join 8VC, a San Francisco-based venture…
Alert Labs receives Intact Ventures’ first investment in Canada
Kitchener-based Alert Labs announced a strategic investment from Intact Ventures, the strategic venture arm of Intact Financial.…
Startup Canada Podcast: Brewing impact through a B-Corp
The greatest ideas are often those written on napkins, coming into fruition over the course of a night with a seemingly endless…
InteraXon’s Derek Luke says empathy, patience important traits of non-founder CEOs
For incoming CEOs wondering how they can add more value to a startup, InteraXon‘s Derek Luke has some words of advice.…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Google Earth enters VR orbit
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.72: Dorfam Mirgharavi, business development at Aequilibrium.ca
Host Drew Ogryzek and Dorfam Mirgharavi, business development at Aequilibrium.ca, discuss Mirgharavi’s experience in…
If you hate rumour mills, why did you build one?
The math itself is straightforward. In any company with more than two people, there will be times when some people have information…
Raising Capital event talks about how to deal with “lying” VCs
In a room filled with some of Toronto’s top founders and leaders of post-seed, pre-series A tech companies, The Entrepreneurship…