Why Every Canadian EdTech Startup Needs a Teacher
At SXSWedu, my colleague at MaRS, Joseph Wilson and I ran our first-ever “Innovation Bootcamp for Educators.” Ably joined…
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How Not to Be Annoying at #SXSW: A Review
Far be it from me to contradict the wise words of Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross (“Always Be Closing!”),…
BetaKit at #SXSW: Chatting With PPLCONNECT at a Bar in Austin
In our final interview of Austin, Managing Editor Joseph Czikk speaks with Montreal’s PPLCONNECT, fresh off their big…
BetaKit at #SXSW: Kiwi Wearables Does Not Want to Perform Science Experiments On Your Personal Data
Every time I tried to watch the wearable technology portion of the SXSW Interactive Accelerator Pitch Contest, the room was…
BetaKit at #SXSW: “You’re a Small Fish in a Big Pond, But There’s Enough Water for Everybody”
Jonathan Stoikovitch knew that SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival would be crowded with small startups clamouring for attention,…
BetaKit at #SXSW: Who Hacks a Shoe? (Vancouver’s Plantiga Does)
It’s not every day that one meets a guy running a “revolutionary new shoe platform”, but then again lots…
BetaKit at #SXSW: PasswordBox and A Former “Super Intern” Are Growing Together, And Fast
It’s be fun to watch the rise of Montreal’s PasswordBox, the startup that provides a safe and encrypted place for…
BetaKit at #SXSW: Bionym’s Karl Martin Shows Us The Nymi
Joseph Czikk chatted with Bionym cofounder Karl Martin at the #SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. Czikk’s first…
Canadian “Hackathon on Wheels” Prepares for North American StartupBus Competition
You and a team of strangers on a bus for seventy-two hours on the way from Toronto to SXSW to launch a startup. This is the…
Canadian Wearable Companies Represent at SXSW
Six Canadian companies have been selected as finalists in the sixth annual SXSW Accelerator competition. More than 500 companies…
Forest Whitaker-Backed JuntoBox Films Challenges Crowdfunding Models
Actor Forest Whitaker debuted his new company JuntoBox Films at SXSW in Austin, which combines traditional film production,…
As SXSW Approaches, Event Networking Apps Go Head-to-Head
Event networking is bound to be a hot topic at SXSW Interactive, which kicks off on Friday. There hasn’t been a super-effective…
Vizibility Launches New NFC-enabled Networking Tool
New York-based startup Vizibility is launching a limited beta of its NFC-enabled business cards just in time for SXSW this…
Sponsorfied Launching Marketplace for Brand Sponsorships
In the 2011 documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock creates a film funded fully through product…
Plancast Hits the Deadpool After Battling Busy Event Promotion Space
If someone had asked entrepreneur Mark Hendrickson his own plans three years ago, chances are he wouldn’t have put ‘entering…