9 takeaways from The Man Behind Shopify, Tobi Lütke
On the tail of Shopify’s announcement of its Waterloo expansion, Communitech hosted founder and CEO Tobias Lütke for a casual…
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#Firesideconf turns the tech conference into summer camp
What happens when you bring 80 CEOs, CTOs, devs, and tech media together to a summer camp 45 minutes away from Bancroft, Ontario,…
Payso co-founder Nat Cartwright: Women founders in tech can turn the tables
When it comes to the gender imbalance in tech, the numbers still aren’t pretty. Investors are twice as likely to invest in…
VanFUNDING 2015 brings Canada’s crowdfunding leaders to Vancouver
Crowdfunding in Canada’s tech sector is only getting bigger, as startups, enterprises, and everything in between are looking…
The Pocket Guide to Canadian Election Issues for Entrepreneurs
As federal political candidates ramp up their election campaigns, Canada’s next big breadwinning companies are building and…
Why the Canadian tech community came to #GROWconf 2015
If you’re a part of the West Coast tech scene, you’ve probably heard of GROW 2015. Tech pioneers rub shoulders with VCs…
One year of hunting & learning at #ProductHuntTO
Product Hunt started as a mailing list; Wealthsimple, an Excel spreadsheet; 500px, a LiveJournal blog. Product Hunt Toronto…
The State of the Nation: Entrepreneurship equals jobs for Canada
In 2012 Startup Canada, a non-profit mandated to enhance support and connectivity for the entrepreneurship community, birthed…
TWG and HIGHLINE just launched a summer camp for designers. Here’s why.
Last Friday, the Designer Adventure Club sent out a few select invites encouraging recipients to ‘mess about in boats’…
Toronto-based Digital Retail Apps snags $1 million in funding
Digital Retail Apps, a Toronto-based startup focused on mobile shopping and payments, announced that it has raised $1 million…
Mark MacLeod (@StartupCFO) explains why we need Canadian VCs
I was sharing the news yesterday about Canada’s newest VC fund, Vistara Capital Partners, when I was asked this question…
Talking IP, IPOs, and big bets with SHOES.COM’s Roger Hardy
Vancouver’s Roger Hardy has moved seamlessly through the head to toe’s of eCommerce. The Internet is filled stories of…
Founders: when to ditch the ramen and give yourself a raise
Is it true that the lower a CEO’s salary, the higher the chances a business will succeed? Yes — at least according…
As Vancouver’s tech sector grows, will hiring top talent get harder?
We did it. Some of Vancouver’s most enthusiastic entrepreneurs and angel investors envisioned this outpost on Canada’s…
Startups, fear not your party round
The New York Times posted this frightful piece yesterday: For Start-Ups, How Many Angels Is Too Many? This is like asking if…