Post IPO, Shopify CPO Harley Finkelstein looks forward to the company’s future
A pair of suits stand outside the main room of the Toronto Stock Exchange. They see a group of some thirty or more people getting…
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These three Canadian companies are helping shape the Apple Watch’s future
With over three thousand applications available at launch, it’s clear that third-party developers are excited about the Apple…
Payso CEO Jake Tyler explains how social is the future… of money
A few weeks back, social giant Facebook announced that U.S. users would soon be able to send money to each other via the company’s…
Magniware moves beyond wearable tech to optimize your life
What happens when you bring together a group of academics dead set on taking their studies out of school to drive change in…
Canadian startup community responds to impending Shopify IPO
What impact will the impending Shopify IPO have on the Canadian startup ecosystem? That’s the question…
Meta Glasses get their Canadian debut as augmented reality goes mainstream
The small hotel room I’m in barely holds two people, never mind six, but I am close quarter chatting with a bevy of Meta…
In conversation with Commander Chris Hadfield
A a debt of gratitude is owed to the BC Innovation Council (particularly Director of Communications Lindsay Chan). In preparing…
Due South: opportunities are not bounded by geography
Welcome to Due South, a new series that profiles Canadian entrepreneurs who have founded companies outside of the motherland.…
Bruce Croxon wants to wake up the old guard with new show The Disruptors
Bruce Croxon is coming back to television, just over one year after his departure from Dragons’ Den. Airing Thursday…
Wattage wants everyone to make all the things
Jeremy Bell, co-founder and CEO of Wattage, met me in a bright and airy Cossette office in Liberty Village, just a short walk…
#YVR FinTech: the business of your money is changing
Think about Canadian banking. Your first thought is likely of its quarter-over-quarter, hand-over-fist profits. The unlikely…
The Next Gen enters the Dragons’ Den
Next Gen Den, Dragons’ Den for the next generation of entrepreneurs, hits the Interwebs today. The new…
Canadian startup founders share what will keep them up at night in 2015
It’s New Year’s Eve. Everyone else is watching the ball drop and counting down. But something about your business is stuck…
The biggest Canadian startup stories of 2014
2014 was a big year for Canadian startups. So big, in fact, that the BetaKit editorial team couldn’t quite agree on the…