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This Guy’s No Slacker: In Conversation with Slack’s Stewart Butterfield

John Gray May 12, 2014

Having recently raised $42.5 million in new funding Vancouver’s Slack is proving to be anything but a bunch of coffee-sipping…

Kiwi Wearables Launches Motion Library for iOS To Pave the Road for Its Wearable

Tom Emrich May 9, 2014

We’re used to touch and voice to control our smartphones but when it comes to gestures and movement it’s a whole new…

Netflix Raises Monthly Price by $1

BetaKit May 9, 2014

Netflix has increased the price of its popular video and television streaming service up to $9 for new customers in Canada…

YVR and O’Hare Are the First Two Airports to Use Biometric Passport Control

Joseph Czikk May 9, 2014

The Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport are the first two airports the…

Both Failure and Success Define Entrepreneurs Like Snip.ly’s Michael Cheng

Joseph Czikk May 9, 2014

I’ll admit it in all its biased glory: I’m a big fan of Michael Cheng. He’s the 24-year-old founder of Snip.ly but…

Vancouver’s Payfirma Partners with Cloud Ecommerce Enablers LemonStand

BetaKit May 9, 2014

Vancouver-based multichannel payments company Payfirma has partnered up with LemonStand, a cloud-based ecommerce platform…

Vancouver Set to Welcome First Ever Hacked: Festival This Summer

Joseph Czikk May 9, 2014

The inaugural Hacked: Festival has launched its calls for participation, with the first round of early bird passes currently…

Montreal’s OMsignal Debuts Its Biometric Wearable Shirts

Joseph Czikk May 9, 2014

Montreal startup OMsignal has officially launched its new collection of Biometric Smartwear, comprised of four smart shirts…

Waterloo Startups Voltera, Edusight and TrendRadius all Shine at GTAN|START Competition

Joseph Czikk May 8, 2014

Three startups from Kitchener-Waterloo region have been awarded $5,000 after pitching their ideas at the GTAN|START Competition…

Vancouver’s Medeo Joins Forces with AnxietyBC for Better Treatment

BetaKit May 8, 2014

Vancouver-based startup Medeo, the video chat platform that helps doctors visit their patients virtually, has partnered up…

Radialpoint Must Be Crazy to Compete with Google Search (Or Maybe Not)

Joseph Czikk May 8, 2014

Montreal’s Radialpoint is competing with Google search. They must be insane, right? Well, the company see’s it…

Toronto’s Foursixty Consolidates All of A Brand’s Social Media Into One Place

David King May 8, 2014

Foursixty is entering an interesting marketplace, providing another way for brands to engage with users through one feed of…

GROW Conference Reveals Initial List of Speakers

Joseph Czikk May 8, 2014

GROW Conference is fast approaching, and as we all know this year the annual startup bash in British Columbia is happening…

Your Call to Action Isn’t Working, Says Unbounce’s Oli Gardner

John Gray May 8, 2014

According to Unbounce cofounder Oli Gardner “The research I’ve done, and number that I use is that 98 percent of landing…

Where Do Founders Go to Sell Their Business? BizON Thinks It Has the Answer

BetaKit May 7, 2014

Ever wondered where businesses turn to when they want their business to get acquired? Or how about when another company is…

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Cohere reportedly soars past revenue target, with $240-million USD ARR

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This Guy’s No Slacker: In Conversation with Slack’s Stewart Butterfield

Kiwi Wearables Launches Motion Library for iOS To Pave the Road for Its Wearable

Netflix Raises Monthly Price by $1

YVR and O’Hare Are the First Two Airports to Use Biometric Passport Control

Both Failure and Success Define Entrepreneurs Like Snip.ly’s Michael Cheng

Vancouver’s Payfirma Partners with Cloud Ecommerce Enablers LemonStand

Vancouver Set to Welcome First Ever Hacked: Festival This Summer

Montreal’s OMsignal Debuts Its Biometric Wearable Shirts

Waterloo Startups Voltera, Edusight and TrendRadius all Shine at GTAN|START Competition

Vancouver’s Medeo Joins Forces with AnxietyBC for Better Treatment

Radialpoint Must Be Crazy to Compete with Google Search (Or Maybe Not)

GROW Conference Reveals Initial List of Speakers

Your Call to Action Isn’t Working, Says Unbounce’s Oli Gardner

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