Your new process is no substitute for giving a shit
To be fair, someone at IBM tried. I worked at IBM for a few years after university, and it was clear that someone meant well.…
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Report names Ottawa top tech hub in Canada, with Calgary second place
In a report from analysts at Expert Market, Ottawa is ranked as the top tech hub in which to live and work in Canada. Last…
Dot Health wants to give a strained Canadian health care system data-backed insights
While Huda Idrees is well-known in Toronto for her work designing products at companies like Wealthsimple and Wave, she’s…
You can’t be what you can’t see
The first time I heard this phrase it was about diversity in jobs. I can’t recall whether it was specifically about women…
CEO Ben Zifkin says Hubba will be “way” more than a billion dollar company
On International Women’s Day, tech nice-guy Ben Zifkin dropped by Venture for Canada’s Scale-Up Speaker Series — an event…
AVA Technologies founder Valerie Song says you attract diverse talent by making it a priority
When US President Donald Trump signed his first executive order to ban travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries, hundreds…
March’s #WWTO showcases women in hardware
Women still earn 74 cents on the male dollar in Canada, and when you look at poverty, hunger, and violence the world over,…
Startup Canada Podcast: Collaborating for change on International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day celebrates equality, diversity, and inclusion worldwide. Championing those working to support women…
Ask an Investor: How do I build a board of directors for my startup?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Notman House roundtable recommends community resources to solve Canadian tech’s gender gap
Notman House has a mission to get more people into technology and make entrepreneurship and innovation more approachable. A…
5th Wall founder Ricardo Poupada says Canada can be a world leader in VR
If you asked 5th Wall founder Ricardo Poupada what he’d be doing with his life as early as last winter, he might have said…
How do Canadian companies recruit talent to Go North? (Facebook Live chat)
There’s no question that talent remains a hot topic of conversation in Canadian tech. With the upcoming fast-track visa…
Govt and startups speak candidly on how to make Toronto a world-class startup hub
The tone was tense and the food was good last week, as founders and government actors came together for a no-holds-barred conversation…
CEO Tobi Lütke responds to petition asking Shopify to stop powering Breitbart store
As the results of the recent US election continues to make waves, tech companies both south and north of the border have found…
Botler launches AI assistant to help immigrants make Quebec their home
When the Trump Administration passed an executive order barring entry from seven Muslim-majority countries, it made immigration…