Every Early-Stage Entrepreneur Needs a Kick in the Pants
A “kick in the pants,” “kicking it into overdrive,” and “kicking the game winner.” These…
Recon Instruments is on a Roll with New Funding from Motorola Solutions
“It’s so tough to make a prototype in this space. You need money.” Said Recon Instruments co-founder and CEO Dan Eisenhardt.…
Say Goodbye to the Lunchtime Blues: Foodee Delivers On a High Note
“An army marches on its stomach” – Napoleon Bonaparte This time tested and true observation is so often overlooked…
British Columbia is Becoming the Planet’s Smartest Coast
Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) has announced a collaboration with IBM to create the “smartest coast on the planet”. A three-year,…
Vancouver’s Pulse Energy Announces Multi-Million Dollar Deal With British Gas
Vancouver’s Pulse Energy has secured a multi-million-dollar, three-year contract with British Gas, the United Kingdom’s…
Vancouver’s Webtech Wireless Shows it’s Not Just Startups That Pivot
Since 1999, Vancouver’s Webtech Wireless has been a leader in the telematics business. They deliver fleet intelligence solutions…
Victoria’s KeyNexus Stores Cloud-Based Apps in a Really (Really) Secure Way
Speaking of Heartbleed, here’s a little something of interest: “When you’re using a software based encryption technology,…
Vancouver’s CodeCore is Creating a New Wave of Developers
Demand for software developers in BC today is robust. Looking no further than T-Net which is showing almost 850 job openings…
From Machine Code to the Code of Life: Chatting With Genome BC’s Dr. Alan Winter
“The issue in genomics is that we’re at about 1983 on the IT side. The applications in genomics today are much like spreadsheets…
Cascadia Shines As Vancouver’s “Startup-Palooza”
It was like “startup-palooza,” as Vancouver’s five key accelerators and incubators got together to throw a massive…
Surrey, BC: “We’ll be like a Silicon Valley for Health Care in Canada”
It’s been barely a year since it’s launch and Ryan D’Arcy said “it’s been moving like a bullet train: a lot has…
PaySavvy is Taking The Utility Out Of Workforce Management
When it comes to the company payroll system, all that matters for most people is knowing they’ll be paid the right amount…
Andrew Reid’s Vision Critical: Not Your Dad’s Idea of Market Research
Andrew Reid is self-admittedly the bad kid who did everything wrong. His mom saw him on the path to jail. She didn’t see…
“It’s Ok to be Pro-Privacy Without Being a Crook, Pervert, or Terrorist”: Tim Bray at Vancouver Talk
OpenMedia.ca recently invited a group of people from Vancouver’s technology, philanthropy, and social enterprise community…
A River of Data Runs Through Vancouver’s Aquatic Informatics
Having the “up to my neck” in it feeling is common place for many CEOs. For Aquatic Informatics‘ CEO Ed Quilty,…