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Social Capital: The Currency of Networking
Social capital and social proof are the currencies of networking and the glue that binds meaningful relationships.
July 4, 2017Toronto Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum: Space for Radical Generosity
The Toronto Women's Entrepreneurship Forum 2017 took a disruptive approach to the entrepreneurial conference model. Instead of talking heads doling out advice, #TWEF17 was about women entrepreneurs entering into a conversation.
June 1, 2017Need a Silicon Valley Champion? Meet Joanne Fedeyko
“I help people build trusted networks in the Valley,” says Fedeyko, who is now CEO of Connection Silicon Valley. “Whether you’re a startup, corporate, or someone in-between, think of me as your innovation partner who will help you navigate the Valley ecosystem.”
March 10, 2017Startups Never Rest: 5 Companies That Expanded Into New Markets
Not satisfied with establishing market dominance in just one area, forward-looking companies like Airbnb and Uber continue to explore new arenas of profit. Leveraging success into adjacent markets isn’t about making a complete pivot: it’s about applying your enterprise’s core competencies in a new way.
February 21, 2017GitHub’s Massive Scaleup Journey Continues
Despite recent growing pains, GitHub remains a leader in the software category thanks to its dedication to its base clientele: coders. How did GitHub manage to find the balance between rapid growth and long-term planning?
February 16, 2017Taking On Explosive Scaleup With GitHub
With great success comes great challenges, and GitHub has learned that lesson during the company's explosive growth. TechPORTFOLIO talked to GitHub Project Manager Daniel Hwang about tackling growth challenges with strategy, long-range thinking, partnerships, and product “superfans.”
January 30, 2017GitHub Tackles Growing Pains
GitHub Inc., the web-based repository hosting service designed for developers to store, share, and collaborate on their work, has grown rapidly—and that comes with bottom-line costs. Most recently, as Bloomberg reports, GitHub took a $66 million hit in the first nine months of 2016.
January 26, 2017ResolveTO Brings the Focus of Startupfest To the Enterprise Space
Bringing the different sides of the tech enterprise conversation into dialogue at one innovation-and-growth focused conference was what the brains behind the successful Startupfest were committed to do: and ResolveTO is where that conversation comes alive.
January 23, 2017Payment Rails Pushes Fintech Beyond Borders
The international vision of Toronto-based company Payment Rails has placed company founders Tim Nixon and Ferhan Patel at the cusp of a new movement: fintech startups who see the opportunity in a worldwide customer base. TechPORTFOLIO spoke to co-founder and CEO Tim Nixon about matching vision with execution on the world fintech stage.
January 13, 2017Massive Global Market Leads to High Valuation for Stripe
Much has been said recently about the pitfalls of globalization, especially in the manufacturing industry, but when it comes to software and fintech, international expansion represents incredible opportunity.…
January 11, 2017Enterprise Does Big Things with the Tiny Raspberry Pi
When the ultra-affordable, credit-card sized Raspberry Pi chip first became available in 2012, its potential quickly became clear. Not just an educational tool or a neat toy for hackers to tinker with, this little computer had a big future: five years (and five versions) later, its potential has been realized.
January 5, 2017The Millennial-Startup Equation That’s Drawing Investors In
The undeniable business case for startups delivering products and services that speak to the millennial consumer segment is getting stronger by the year.
December 21, 2016Three Startups That Raised Millions by Targeting Millennials
Savvy startups targeting millenials have recently achieved highly successful funding rounds, thanks to their early success.
December 13, 2016jKool Unlocks Insights with IBM Cloud
Companies relying on real-time analytics to make crucial decisions can’t suffer a slowdown.
October 11, 2016Bluemix Case Study: Kiwi – A Motion Sensor for Developers
Kiwi Wearable Technologies produces intelligent motion capture technology that analyses speed, direction, angle, and torque.
August 24, 2016A Brief History of Hacking
There’s a direct correlation between the way open-source software permeated business and the developer culture we have today. Professor Gabriella Coleman and technology journalist Clive Thompson weigh in.
August 4, 2016AI and Big Data: The Next Frontier of Fintech
AI-powered data analytics not only captures vast amounts of data in real-time, but also helps users understand how different data points relate to each other, providing insights that might otherwise be lost.
July 27, 2016How Vubble Got Its Groove
Entrepreneurs Tessa Sproule and Katie MacGuire run Vubble, a video content marketing company that helps brands build audiences on digital platforms.
June 20, 2016Ideal Has a Solution for Hours Wasted on Sales Recruitment
A Toronto startup that grew as a tangent to another business, Ideal.com uses algorithms and IBM Watson to streamline the recruitment process, from granular analysis to messaging – and follow-up messaging – to potential hires.
June 16, 2016Pizza Menus, Rebounds, and Blood Sugar: 3 Watson Use Cases
What you get out of a computer is only as good as what you put in. But what happens if you’re feeding a computer that learns and reasons?
June 14, 2016