Silicon Valley
An Innovation Mindset: Silicon Valley’s Biggest Export
Silicon Valley’s Innovation Mindset is getting exported at an exponential rate.
November 3, 2017The Silicon Valley Engineers Who Get Paid Millions To Do Nothing
It's a well-known secret in Silicon Valley: Big tech companies employ “resters and vesters”; employees who collect full pay and stock without having to do much — or any — actual work.
August 11, 20173 Practical Steps to Increase Gender Diversity at Your Company
theBoardlist has launched in Canada. It's a talent platform that engages the tech community to increase gender diversity on boards.
April 25, 2017Ecosystem Spinoffs: New Tech Hubs Form Outside the City Limits
Urban tech hubs have followed the trend of San Francisco: As success skyrockets, so too does the cost of living. In British Columbia, New York, California and beyond, startups are taking advantage of the connected digital age by finding new places to set up HQ.
March 13, 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, 2017IBM Hub To Support Canadian Tech Job Retention
IBM Innovation space will offer mentoring as well as technical capacity and infrastructure.
September 21, 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, 2016VC Funding Doesn’t Reflect Talent in Toronto and KW: Minister
While Silicon Valley snaps up Ontario engineering graduates, little money is coming the other way.
September 16, 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, 2016Global Startup Cultures: Looking Beyond Silicon Valley
Ballooning costs make Silicon Valley more a suffocating than an energizing force. If you had the whole world, where would you place your startup?
August 18, 2016Global Startup Cultures – North America
Silicon Valley sets the tone for North American startups that thrive on high-spirits and “exalted individualism” in well-supported entrepreneurial ecosystems. While a drive for user growth over revenue…
August 18, 2016Survey Shows Harassment Still a Factor for Women in Tech
A total of 63 percent of people surveyed on Twitter say they have seen harassment in their workplace.
August 16, 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, 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, 2016Cultural Fluency in Tech Startups
The skills that individuals bring to tech startups add up to nothing if the personalities don't jibe with startup culture.
August 2, 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, 2016Artificial Intelligence Funding Latest Silicon Valley Gold Rush
After five years, Silicon Valley might be becoming less frivolous following a funding shift away from social media to deep learning.
July 19, 2016Recode Co-Founder Calls Out Silicon Valley Indifference to Social Issues
Silicon Valley startups make billions solving problems for the richest segments of the population while ignoring social and economic problems affecting everyone else. This cycle threatens the future of the city these startups call home, says Recode’s Kara Swisher.
July 15, 2016Toronto Culture Best Worldwide for Female Entrepreneurs
While ranking first for female-friendly tech cultures, Toronto took sixth in the world overall for women in tech, according to the Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index.
June 23, 2016Tech’s Gender Problem Means Money Lost
Female entrepreneurs generate 20 percent greater revenue than their male counterparts, while receiving 50 percent less VC funding.
June 13, 2016