Uber Turns Passive Data Into Active Earnings

Rumblings about monetizing passive data have been part of the tech sector conversation for years.[...]

Focus, Funding, Highlighted

Shopify Leaders Praise Canada’s Startup Environments

Canada is the best place for a startup to knuckle down and work on a product that they believe in, as long as complacency doesn’t set in, Shopify’s Tobias Lütke says at Montreal’s StartupFest.

Government, Highlighted, Technology

Toronto Diversity Strengthens the “Cockroach Nest”

A study by the BBC says that while Dubai has 83% of its population hailing from abroad, Toronto has a far wider spread of nationalities – 230 in all. Why Diversity Matters, a report by management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. reveals a strong correlation between diversity and financial success: companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35% more likely to have above average returns.

Academia, Featured, Funding, Government

Toronto is a Cockroach Nest

Toronto distinguishes itself as Canada’s financial center, the fourth-largest metropolis in North America, and its namesake university ranks in the world’s top-20. Toronto is also one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world, a metric that McKinsey & Co. says supports corporate success. So where are the Toronto-bred unicorns?

Academia, Focus, Government, IBM

Shopify Takes Vacant BlackBerry Throne—And What’s Next for Ontario

After the implosion of Nortel and the missteps of Blackberry, Canada wasn’t exactly a symbol of tech success. Ottawa-based Shopify’s IPO offered a chance to restore some faith in the country’s innovation capability. A free-fall in the price of oil, which was about wipe out tens of thousands of jobs in the energy sector, raised the stakes even higher.