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By Patrick O'Rourke November 2, 2016

Slack publishes full-page open letter in New York Times as Microsoft launches its competitor

The battle of workplace messaging apps is set to begin today now that Microsoft has launched its Teams app, though it seems…

By Jonathon Narvey November 2, 2016

Vancouver is increasingly being seen as a boom-town when it comes to tech startup innovation. That assessment goes down a few…

By Jessica Galang November 1, 2016

Today, Vancouver-based incubator Launch Academy announced a partnership with Startup Canada to help Canadian entrepreneurs…

By James Doyle October 31, 2016

Alex Moxin and Drew Ogryzek open the show talking a bit about reasonable assumptions of how things are versus how they end…

By Caitlin Hotchkiss October 28, 2016

Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…

By Jonathon Narvey October 26, 2016

In another sign that the west coast’s tech industry is surging ahead, the BC Tech Association (BC Tech) together with…

By Jessica Galang October 25, 2016

Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between FinTech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, today announced the 2016…

By James Doyle October 24, 2016

Drew and guest co-host Alexandra Moxin talk about what qualifies someone as a senior software developer vsersus intermediate…

By Jonathon Narvey October 21, 2016

Vancouver-based The Next Big Thing showcased the 12 new entrepreneur-led ventures that made it into the program’s third cohort…

By Jessica Galang October 20, 2016

It’s a time for celebration for two Vancouver-based unicorns who, on the same day, announced that they’ve hit some…

By Amira Zubairi October 19, 2016

Quark Venture, a Canadian venture capital company that finances biotech and health sciences companies, and GF Securities Company,…

By Jessica Galang October 19, 2016

At its Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California, Goldman Sachs named BuildDirect co-founder and CEO Jeff Booth…

By Amira Zubairi October 19, 2016

Vancouver-based BroadbandTV (BBTV), a media and technology company representing YouTube talent through its global multi-platform…

By Jessica Galang October 18, 2016

Vancouver-based Mio Global, which offers heart rate monitoring wristbands and watches, announced $19 million CAD in a funding…

By James Doyle October 17, 2016

Drew and guest co-host Alexandra Moxin talk about project management, event storming, learning to code, and meetups around…