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What Do Investors Find Most Valuable in a Startup?
Investors back proof, not promises.
February 21, 2026How Startups Can Use Growth Marketing to Scale Efficiently
Growth marketing is data-driven, experimental, and focused on long-term, scalable growth.
February 21, 2026#BCTECH Summit a New Peak For British Columbia’s Tech Scene
The growth numbers don’t lie: British Columbia's tech sector is outpacing the provincial economy, employing over 90,000 people who are earning wages 75% above the provincial average. The upcoming #BCTECH Summit in March isn't just about celebrating the strides that the tech industry has made in BC: it’s about laying out the future of this crucial industry.
January 12, 2017Fintech FOMO: Stories for Success on Blockchain and Smart Contracts
If you’re aiming for a career in blockchain, or building a fintech startup, here are the first things you need to prepare.
November 7, 2016Canada’s Most Tech-Oriented Economy Must Lead to Survive
Province’s future depends not only on embracing disruptive technology, but also on producing and exporting new ideas, says Ontario Centres for Excellence head Dr. Tom Corr.
September 26, 2016Tsinghua Beats MIT, Harvard in Startup Ecosystem Funding
'China's MIT' ahead of Harvard and UCLA among the world’s top schools for surrounding tech ecosystem investment.
September 17, 2016How IBM Watson Created a Horror Movie Trailer
20th Century Fox has partnered with IBM Research to develop the first-ever “cognitive movie trailer” for its upcoming suspense/horror film, “Morgan”.
September 6, 2016Where to After Peak Silicon Valley?
According to a report by the Silicon Valley Competitiveness and Innovation Project, for the first time since 2011, net domestic migration in Silicon Valley was negative.
September 2, 2016VC Funding and the Culture that Rewards Failure
‘Fail fast, fail often’ is a mantra of tech startups but VCs may need to rethink this approach to reduce their losses
August 8, 2016The Open Community Behind the Bluemix Cloud
To unlock the cloud’s full potential, developers need access to a platform that is built around their needs and their preferences.
August 3, 2016Startup Culture Means More than Free Snacks
Forget the free snacks, games room and in-house masseuse. What attracts top talent to tech startups is an environment that will allow for unconventional approaches to problem solving.
August 2, 2016Tech Entrepreneurs Flock to Bali
For decades, Bali has enticed people from everywhere to open hotels, restaurants and other tourist draws. Increasingly though, the island’s transplants are entrepreneurs developing apps and enterprise software solutions.
August 2, 2016Why Canadian Fintechs Are Falling Behind
Fintech may be the hot new sector in Canadian investment circles, but deal-making lags that of other countries — signalling a funding gap that could weigh on global competitiveness.
July 11, 2016Behind the Fintech Hype
Today’s fintech startups are doing more than ever before to reshape the financial services industry, changing the way consumers spend, save and invest through mobile and online applications.
July 4, 2016If Banks Aren’t Absorbing Fintech Startup Products, They’re Investing in Them
Banks are getting the picture, learning the tools of the fintech trade by partnering with and investing in fintech startups and incubators
July 4, 2016Startups Must Pursue Partnerships within Finance and Work from Inside
Even for startups that have found a successful niche, customer access and regulation remain challenging.
July 4, 2016Blockchain Missing Some Pieces Before it Hits Mainstream
The World Economic Forum forecasts that 10 per cent of global gross domestic product might be stored on the blockchain by 2027.
July 4, 2016Women in Tech on Twitter: Fear, Loathing, and Support
Women in the technology sector are using Twitter to share fear and vent, according to analysis by the TechPORTFOLIO team with the IBM Watson Tone Analyzer.
June 30, 2016Short-Term and Medium-Term Consequences of Brexit on UK Tech
"Maybe we, as the tech community, assumed that the rest of country wanted the same things we did. This is perhaps why the outcome has come as such as a surprise to so many of us ."
June 29, 2016Progress for Women in Canada Doesn’t Show up in Tech
Less than 15 percent of venture capitalists in Canada are women. Meanwhile, women hold one-third of senior management positions overall in Canada. In a country where the prime minister has made a concerted effort to equalize the genders in his cabinet, the continued gender imbalance in tech stands out.
June 1, 2016