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Bruises turn to muscle: 6 weeks with Startup Next Toronto

Douglas Soltys December 4, 2015

Last Friday I spent my evening at a startup pitch competition, which, considering my position, is to be expected. I never expected…

Ilya Brotzky December 3, 2015

I worked in the Brazilian Startup Scene from 2012 to mid-2014, and I was anxious to return to São Paulo since moving back…

Rob Attrell December 1, 2015

Last week, I sat down with Craig Fitzpatrick, the CEO of PageCloud, a web hosting company that aims to reinvent the design…

Jonathon Narvey November 30, 2015

You can have innovative technology, big investors, and a Times Square-sized marketing campaign, and your product might still…

Jonathon Narvey November 25, 2015

The vast energy sector that fueled Canada’s economic engine has been running on empty lately. In large part, that’s because…

Jessica Galang November 23, 2015

Elisha Ferrara has no qualms about calling himself an opportunist. A football fan, he expected that the official app…

Daniel Bader November 19, 2015

The Telus Tower in Toronto is an imposing, stark structure, a beautiful slab of metal and glass looming over the deep downtown…

Douglas Soltys November 19, 2015

Earlier this week, it was revealed that some of Canada’s tech elite have come together to help shape the future of our nation’s…

Igor Bonifacic November 18, 2015

The problem with every smart lightbulb on the market is the existence of the light switch. Despite the increasing sophistication of…

Jessica Galang November 18, 2015

While many founders of startups have some first-hand experience that spur them to build their companies, not many are as heartbreaking…

Elena Yunusov November 17, 2015

Connected Lab, founded by former Xtreme Labs team, has exited stealth mode and moved to a new 10,000- square-feet office in…

Elena Yunusov November 4, 2015

Rebrands are not often the purview of small startups, left usually to larger institutions trying to shed the impression of…

Jonathon Narvey October 28, 2015

You’ve got your big idea (or at least, you think you do) for something that’s going to disrupt the marketplace. You’re…

Jonathon Narvey October 21, 2015

Canadian startups with an Empire State of Mind are hitting up the New York VCs for a bite of Big Apple-style funding. While…

Douglas Soltys October 14, 2015

Last week, Nymi made its second major organizational change of the year, naming former Chief Business Officer at Yubico, John…