Michael Litt says tech founders have “personal responsibility” to think of people harmed by tech progress
Michael Litt, CEO of Vidyard, could easily be pegged as the Canadian version of the tech founder stereotype forwarded by shows…
Events
ILM Innovation Weekend encourages Muslim community to pursue entrepreneurship
Encouraging diversity in tech is something that many in Canada’s startup ecosystem have been vocal about. Whether it’s…
MTL NewTech wants to showcase the city’s up-and-coming tech startups
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. To get the year off to a good start, MTL NewTech organized its first demo…
Startupong wants Toronto’s tech community to give back with ping pong
Uberflip, a Toronto-based content marketing software company, has announced that Startupong will be returning for its third…
Dx3’s director of content says startups will transform, not destroy, bricks-and-mortar
For the past six years, the Dx3 conference in Toronto has been dedicated to connecting Canada’s retail, digital marketing,…
BetShare wins $12,000, Ryerson University incubation space at horse racing hackathon
Toronto-based BetShare recently won Horse Racing 3.0: Changing the Game (HR3), an innovation program led by the Woodbine Entertainment…
Mayor John Tory wants to show off Toronto’s startups at Shenzhen innovation competition
Mayor John Tory has announced Toronto’s participation in the first China (Shenzhen) International Innovation and Entrepreneurship…
Edward Snowden says BlackBerry will be “erased from the pages of history” for its stance on privacy
The Cantech 2017 Investment Conference in Toronto featured an interview with American Edward Snowden, well-known for his role…
Fundica Roadshow offering $1 million investment award to one startup
For its fifth year, the Fundica Roadshow is partnering with First Stone Venture Partners to offer a $1 million investment award…
Moving The Dial asks senior leaders to go out of their way to support #womenintech
Despite its organizational genesis only three weeks ago, last night’s Moving The Dial event attracted hundreds of people…
CES comes to Toronto in the first #WWTO of 2017
We Are Wearables is back for its first #WWTO event of 2017, and it’s bringing CES to the city of Toronto. The team is…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.59: Annee Ngo of ProtoHack
Hosts Alex Moxin and Drew Ogryzek open the show talking about Moxin’s progress learning to code which she talks about…
Kindred founder says robot takeover is coming
An eclectic mix of politicians, entrepreneurs, academics, and tech innovators in Vancouver took part in a Shaping Davos panel…
ProductTank shares the ups and downs of the first three months as a product manager
The first three months of any job can be tough. But when your role is to step in and drive the direction of a product, even…
The Entrepreneurship Society wants to help founders transition from early-stage to growth stage
If you’ve ever been in a room where you’re surrounded by smart people talking about deep and interesting issues, then…