Valley extraction: How to hire senior talent away from Silicon Valley in four easy steps
In 2001, I moved to San Francisco. I didn’t have a job lined up. I had a sublet for two months. I figured if I got a job,…
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What banks can learn from FinTech startups
When it comes to managing finances, Canadians have more choice than ever: they can stick with the traditional financial institutions…
How fucked up is your management?
It’s taken me 15 years in this industry to figure out how to be any good at what I do. I don’t know how to write it all…
Building the 21st century business council
The Council of Canadian Innovators’ (CCI) origin story mirrors that of a tech startup in many ways. The organization started…
Why AI is the most overused term in legaltech
My team and I attended several legaltech-focused conferences this month and of course, as expected, machine learning and AI…
Why we chose to rename our startup (and what it means to rebrand)
If you find this blog post, it means I will no longer be the CEO of Qimple… instead, as of September 26, I find myself…
How new SaaS companies should be using content marketing
CMI’s 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Survey found that 88% of B2B companies are using content marketing. Why?…
How innovation-based work permits could help Canadian businesses stay globally competitive
To be competitive in our global economy, Canadian businesses need the right people and access to critical skills to deliver…
What vegetables, robots, and AR mean for the airport of the future
Globally, over 8 million people fly every day, and the start and end point of every journey — whether for business or pleasure…
Building a collaborative global FinTech ecosystem
“Software is eating the world,” explained Marc Andreessen, Netscape co-founder and partner at venture capitalist firm Andreessen…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes on the wrong way to run a billion-dollar company in 2016
When employees of Dropbox walked into their new San Francisco office this spring, they came face-to-face with a 5-foot-tall…
Ask @StartupCFO: Am I settling when it comes to driving company performance?
I was with one of my CEOs this morning. As we walked through the highs and lows of his business I made a suggestion that I…
Why legaltech won’t bring about ‘The End of Lawyers’
Six years ago, Richard Susskind published The End of Lawyers?, a book with a scary title but incredibly positive implications…
Ask @StartupCFO: should I talk to corporate development?
Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator, is a smart dude. Founders rightfully listen to what he has to say. One of his many…
Canadian banks vs. FinTechs: a zero-sum game?
It’s easy to be anti-bank. The global financial crisis is not easily forgotten, and we are all now aware of the excess that…