The 100 Mile Diet for Tech: In Conversation with the BCTIA’s Bill Tam
When a startup doesn’t grow up it becomes just another footnote. Part of growing up is having something sell, being able…
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Broadband TV CEO First Female to Win Digi for Executive of the Year
Last week I issued a challenge to Montreal women leaders in tech to step forward and make their presence known like many of…
Vancouver’s Hootsuite Lands Spot on Mashable’s “Winners of Tech 2013”
It’s been going so well for Vancouver-based startup Hootsuite that Mashable has proclaimed that the social media dashboard…
Courier Services Meets the Sharing Economy: Zipments Expands to Canada
New York-based startup Zipments launched in Vancouver yesterday, and is a site that provides low cost, same day courier services…
It’s a Winner! First AngelHack Vancouver Spreads the Love
The hackathon is no longer new or novel. On any given weekend you’ll find a collection of coders hunched over their laptops,…
Vancouver’s Lighthouse Labs Coding Bootcamp Tackles the Talent Crunch
“Back in the day”: it’s a growing refrain in the Vancouver technology community. There’s people waxing nostalgically…
Canadian Startup A Thinking Ape Donates $100,000 in Game Proceeds to Typhoon Victims
Update: A Thinking Ape (ATA) has raised $100,000 for the Red Cross. “The generosity of our gamer communities never ceases…
Pipes, Screens, and Filler: Conversations from Merging Media 2013
Vancouver recently played host to the 4th annual Merging Media conference for two days, Canada’s leading Cross-Media Event.…
These Are Canada’s Most Walkable Startup Accelerators
So maybe you’re deciding on which accelerator program to apply to and you think to yourself “I’m kinda lazy…
Unbounce’s Rick Perreault is Leading the Post-Click Marketing Surge
Talking about PC these days can lead us into the minefield of political correctness, which is best left to the “Ivory…
Toronto’s View the Vibe Expands its Restaurant Video Database to Vancouver
For about three years now, Toronto-based View the Vibe has provided its users with a “Video Restaurant Guide,”…
Microsoft Ventures Officially Announces Partnerships with Three Canadian Startup Hubs
Since Microsoft unified several programs for startups into one umbrella “Microsoft Ventures” organization, the…
Microsoft Plants Massive Xbox One in Downtown Vancouver to Celebrate National Launch
Xbox One or Playstation 4, which will you choose? Today Microsoft made a “large” effort to appeal to gamers in…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes to Unveil a Peter Thiel Fellowship-Like Program for Young Canadians
Ryan Holmes, CEO of Vancouver-based social media dashboard startup HootSuite, has unveiled plans for a new program aimed at…
Vancouver-Based Connected Car App Mojio Secures $2.3 Million in Seed Funding
Vancouver’s Mojio has gained $2.3 million in seed funding to further develop its connected car app, which is in the…