Vancouver hosts new hackathon for social good this weekend
VanHacks’ sold-out ‘hackathon for social good’ happens this week from March 4 to 6. The event brings together coders…
Events
#Dx32016: How Kik will use chat bots to sell products to teens (and everyone else)
First it was desktop, then mobile, and now, according to Paul Gray, Waterloo-based Kik’s director of platform services,…
#Dx32016: Pepper the sassy robot dreams of changing retail
Pepper, the first humanoid robot with virtual emotions, went on sale in Japan this summer and is now coming to North America.…
How to name your tech startup
What’s in a name? A lot more than you think, particularly if you’re naming a tech company. Ideally, you’ll get…
#Dx32016: Entrepreneurs must embrace “quiet voice” of creativity in a tech-obsessed world
Since Dx3 started five years ago, it’s attracted some of the best thinkers in the digital industry. Throughout this time,…
Picatic’s Jayesh Parmar explains why startups need to eat their own dog food
While Picatic, at one point, struggled with a pay-what-you-want model before moving on to a freemium model, the hard work that…
FreshBooks’ Mike McDerment challenges entrepreneurs to impact the future today
Like many entrepreneurs, FreshBooks CEO and founder Mike McDerment started his company in his parents’ basement — and…
Top five reasons why the Canadian tech community needs to go to #Dx32016
The Dx3 Canada conference is back again with another impressive lineup of speakers, exhibits, and interactive sessions. Between…
Dogfooding and other startup insights from the inaugural #TechVAN
TechVancouver’s inaugural event took place on a Tuesday night at the Unbounce meeting space in a shiny downtown Vancouver office…
Toronto and Chicago hosting first cross-border hackathon
The Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Consulate General of Toronto, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Dickinson-Wright,…
Startups and insurance companies collide in #WaterlooRegion to disrupt 100-year-old industry
Many know of Waterloo Region as one of Canada’s most eminent tech and startup communities. With fast-growing tech companies…
JA Central Ontario gives high school entrepreneurs real-world experience with first trade show
JA Central Ontario, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping high school students pursue entrepreneurship, hosted…
CONTEST: have your say at #TechVAN on February 23
TechToronto has expanded to the West Coast, with its inaugural TechVancouver event sponsored by Lighthouse Labs, happening…
Tips from Founder Summit: how to scale your startup
Forget the word ‘startup’ for a second. How do you scale up a business? Some of the city’s early entrepreneurial hopefuls…
Travis Kalanick speaks out: Uber’s CEO on risk, regulation, and women in tech
In downtown Vancouver’s Launch Academy hub for a ‘fireside chat’ moderated by SheTalks’ Barinder Rasode and Launch…