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Suggestions for your tech summer reading list (CanCon Podcast Ep. 125)

Douglas Soltys July 31, 2018

We’re in the dog days of summer right now, which provides really only two podcast options: spend 45 minutes frantically…

Startup Canada July 26, 2018

Atlantic Canada’s Shawn Smith was diagnosed with ADHD Inattentive Type at age 30. Prior to his diagnosis, Shawn struggled…

Douglas Soltys July 25, 2018

Most tech trends, one way or another, eventually make their way to Canada. The latest, if recent investments by Uber and Google…

Startup Canada July 19, 2018

Chris Prendergast, a Canadian science teacher dubbed “Guitar Chris” throughout his college career, was inspired by his…

Douglas Soltys July 17, 2018

As is our annual tradition, the CanCon podcast packed up its gear and set off for Montreal and Startupfest. This year, what…

Douglas Soltys July 9, 2018

Even in the fast-growing world of Canadian tech, the firehose of news can slow to a dribble in the summer months. For the CanCon…

Startup Canada July 4, 2018

Brightspark Ventures managing partner Sophie Forest is an incendiary angel investor and venture capitalist, a combination that…

Douglas Soltys June 30, 2018

Collision was the talk of Toronto this week, as founder Paddy Cosgrave was in town to prep for the massive tech conference’s…

Startup Canada June 27, 2018

Patrice Mousseau is the founder and CEO of Satya Organic, a company that offers organic creams for skin conditions like eczema…

Franco Varriano June 25, 2018

Ben Jabbawy is the founder of Privy, a suite of tools designed to help marketers and ecommerce businesses increase their marketing…

Douglas Soltys June 24, 2018

The recent E3 – Electronic Entertainment Expo, for those not familiar – was chock-full of Canada. Over 18 triple-A…

Startup Canada June 20, 2018

What does an entrepreneur with a skill set in psychology, product design, marketing and business development do? They scramble…

Franco Varriano June 14, 2018

Kimberly Kalb is the head of marketing and growth at Houseparty, an app that takes the group chat to the next level with group…

Douglas Soltys June 13, 2018

As BetaKit was first to report last week, 500 Startups is back in Canada. In some ways, it never really left. Panache Ventures,…

Startup Canada June 13, 2018

To make waves as a Canadian entrepreneur is something to be proud of. Now, imagine being the youngest investor on CBC’s Dragons’…