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Unlimited vacation and other forms of guilt-based management

Johnathan Nightingale February 20, 2017

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… We’re a modern company and we’re blowing everything up. We don’t care…

Chris Arsenault February 17, 2017

Earlier this week, Airbnb finalized its rumoured acquisition of Montreal-based vacation rental startup, Luxury Retreats. iNovia…

Melissa Nightingale February 13, 2017

I’ve been back at work post-mat leave for a few weeks now. I’m deep in ramp mode and trying to get back in the flow of…

Johnathan Nightingale February 6, 2017

I’m gonna make this one quick, because I know you’ve got a lot going on. You’re not as smart as you think you are. Don’t…

Emma Williams February 2, 2017

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Despite 2016 being labelled the worst year ever in terms of politics…

Melissa Nightingale January 31, 2017

I came to Canada on a weird little carve out of NAFTA — a small provision for Management Consultants. This allowed me…

BetaKit January 29, 2017

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Canadian tech community comprises many different nationalities,…

Kevin Sandhu January 24, 2017

Last year, I wrote an article about the 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016, which highlighted tech companies of all…

Johnathan Nightingale January 23, 2017

I build teams that build products. It’s my thing that I do. Engineering, design, marketing, and product management. That’s…

Nik Badminton January 17, 2017

We’ve experienced some incredible technological and societal changes throughout 2015 and 2016. Circular and sharing economies,…

Kevin Sandhu January 17, 2017

Last year, I wrote an article about the 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016, which highlighted tech companies of all…

Melissa Nightingale January 16, 2017

We’re sitting around the living room drinking super smoky Laphroaig Quarter Cask and talking about the first time we had…

Anna Foat January 9, 2017

I have the distinct privilege to work with an accelerator at Communitech as an Executive in Residence mentoring a stellar group…

Johnathan Nightingale January 9, 2017

New managers are idiots, and I was no exception. I meant well. We all do. But tech isn’t great at setting examples for management,…

Rob Kenedi January 9, 2017

Host Rob Kenedi has a coffee with Nima Gardideh of Suto, an SMS-based bot that recommends the best product to buy. Gardideh…