A cautionary tale of high valuations
Early-stage companies face countless challenges in their journey to success. Attracting talent, overcoming delays, reaching…
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Canadian immigration policy meets the 4th Industrial Revolution
It goes without saying that the skills needed to support the Canadian economy 10 years ago are not the same today, nor will…
It’s time to stop calling BC’s tech talent situation a “crisis”
It’s no easy feat to get through a conversation on Canada’s growing tech landscape without someone mentioning the “talent…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes shares 13 guerrilla networking hacks ‘that actually work’
If you are anything like me, your email inbox is probably a mess. I get at least a few hundred emails a day. The ones from…
The casualties of moving fast and breaking things
Adam and James dreamed of making social change, to design a product to improve lives. They had seen the damage done by cigarettes…
Three tips for navigating the budding proptech industry
Everywhere I go, investors and entrepreneurs want to talk about proptech. That’s not a surprise – the industry is growing…
How I chose an accelerator for my startup
Accelerator programs have become a ubiquitous part of the startup world, with dozens of programs promising access to capital,…
Canadian startups need to leverage the right resources to scale globally
For founders looking to move beyond the Canadian border, it’s important to try and mitigate some of the growing pains that…
Forging a path for healthtech in Canada means getting all stakeholders on the same page
It’s obvious that there’s massive potential for technology companies to improve Canada’s healthcare system, giving people…
3 go-to-market tools for startups & lessons learned helping Ecobee challenge industry incumbents
Every year, thousands of venture-backed startups ambitiously go to market, challenging entire categories and industry incumbents.…
A guide to Singapore’s startup scene for Canadian entrepreneurs
For Canadian entrepreneurs looking to do business in Asia, Singapore is one of the natural hubs to consider. The island city-state’s…
The three e-commerce game changers announced at Shopify Unite 2019
Ryan Petrimoulx is BetaKit’s e-commerce expert. We sent him to Shopify Unite to report back with his thoughts on the…
Uniting the Prairies Conference showcases a tech ecosystem poised to take off
In February, the CVCA released its annual report highlighting the amount of VC & Private Equity capital deployed across…
3 things I learned leading ThoughtWire’s $20M Series A
I’ve had the pleasure of being CFO at two tech startups during my career, most recently with ThoughtWire, where I led a $20…
3 things I wish I’d known before scaling tech companies
It’s no secret that Canada has a scale-up problem. Often, we cite finite resources—talent, money, expertise—as the major…