Uber Turns Passive Data Into Active Earnings
Rumblings about monetizing passive data have been part of the tech sector conversation for years.[...]
Technology
Funding,Startups,Technology
How to Raise Venture Capital for a Tech Startup
Most founders don’t fail to raise funding because their idea Is bad.
Startups,Technology
Mexico Bank Buys Into Singapore Startup in a Big Way
Startups outside of Silicon Valley bank on having international reach.
Marketing,Technology
Digital, Robotic, and Data-Driven: Insights Into the Rapidly Changing Economy
Three trends shaping the future of small businesses in Canada
Marketing,Technology
What the Growth of Virtual Marketplaces Means for Small Business
To mark Small Business Week, BDC has released a new report that explores six trends impacting small and medium sized businesses in 2017.
Technology
As Big Data Gets Bigger, Are Canadian Businesses Listening?
These days, successful businesses are reading customers’ minds
Technology
Canada Needs More Robots
To recognize Small Business Week, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) released a comprehensive report examining the shifting demographics and digital disruptions that are impacting today’s labour force.
Technology
Girls Are The Key to Disruption in the World of Tech
We need women’s perspective for better research and better products.
Technology
IBM Helping Women Re-Enter the Tech World
Fifty-two percent of women in science, tech, engineering and math quit their jobs mid-career. A new IBM program is helping to bring them back.
Technology
Robots Are Coming For (Men’s) Jobs
The automation revolution is much more than simply an economic one. “It is a cultural problem, an identity problem, and—critically—a gender problem,” says Laurie Penny.
Startups,Technology
High Rents Driving Biotech Startups Out of New York and Boston
It’s not just young people that can’t afford the rent in New York. Biotech firms are also leaving the Big Apple in search of affordable accommodations outside the city.
Technology
The 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.
Marketing,Profiles,Technology
Toronto 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.
Startups,Technology
The Cascadia Innovation Corridor: B.C. Tech’s Ecosystem Advantage
The tech sector is taking off on Canada’s West Coast and accumulating a growing number of accolades.
In Brief,Profiles,Startups,Technology
Closing Canada’s Tech Skills Gap: Teach Youth to Code
220,000 workers needed: That’s how vast Canada’s tech skills gap could be by 2020, according to Canadian government and industry experts.
Funding,Technology
B.C. Entrepreneurs Get a Big Boost From Tech Heavyweights
The arrival of tech heavyweights has unleashed a ripple effect boosting startups in Vancouver.
Features,Focus,Highlighted,In Brief,Profiles,Technology
3 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.
Features,Highlighted,Marketing,Profiles,Technology
3 Must-Dos After A Conference
Joanne Fedeyko shares her 3 must-do tips to make the most out of conferences.
Technology
Wanted: Cybersecurity Experts To Fill Canadian IT Skills Gap
Canada is facing a severe skills gap in IT-related cybersecurity jobs, especially as the number of job-seekers declines despite an abundance of opportunities.
Focus,IBM,Technology
World First: IBM Researchers Store Data On a Single Atom
IBM researchers have read and written data to a magnet consisting of just one atom for the first time ever.
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