Watson Computers and Self-Driving Vehicles: Wavefronts Wireless 2014 Gave a Sign of Things to Come
“I for one welcome our new computer overlords.” Ken Jennings was humble in accepting his Jeopardy defeat to the…
Can Technology Save us From Ourselves? Talking Connected Machines at Wavefront Wireless Summit
Reality is not universal. Mix one man’s factual with another’s fictional, and somewhere in that ether is another person’s…
FounderDating Sheds Light on New ‘Adviser Hook-up’
Ideas: everyone has a few. Going from an idea, to startup, to a real revenue-producing business is what separates dreamers…
Brick & Mobile: Rogers Mobile Shopper changing the in-store shopping experience
Mobile devices are redefining how we shop. For many traditional brick & mortar retailers, mobile hasn’t always been a…
The #HTML500. Can this old dog learn new tricks?
Having been a non-technical startup co-founder, I was all about the business of winning friends, influencing people, telling…
Is Canada even in the race? The Clean Capital Conference asks big Questions
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” James Tansey the Executive Director of ISIS, at the Sauder School of Business…
2 Canadian Teams Make the 500 Startups Cut: FameBit and VenueSpot
It’s a startup holy grail. Getting accepted to 500 Startups is no easy feat. It’s ranks right there with Y Combinator and…
Guardly announces $1.45 million in new funding , says they’ll raise the bar for Personal Safety & Security
Big brother is headline grabbing these days. The mass surveillance state is a serious concern. Our social narrative now reads,…
Bookkeeping isn’t Fun. Bench Makes it Better.
Bookkeeping sucks. The only people who like it, are bookkeepers. Not many business owners are doing cartwheels at month-end…
Wavefront Wireless Summit: Way More than just Talk
By February 7th its just a memory. But, from February 4th through 6th Wavefront’s Wireless Summit will certainly be making…
Not a Silver Bullet, But Close: PHEMI’s Prescription for Fixing the Health Care System
Technology is not the health care system’s silver bullet, but individuals choosing to live healthier is. Believing in…
Don’t be the Drunken Entrepreneur
Imagine the most important pitch you’ve ever given. Now imagine doing it drunk. If you’ve just put in five, six or seven…
Jostle’s ‘People Engagement Platform’ Has a Formula for Scaling Leadership
Since there’s been the Internet, there’s been corporate intranets. According the Jostle’s CEO and co-founder Brad Palmer…
Vancouver’s Harp.io Makes Web Publishing Open and Easy
From cave paintings and papyrus, Gutenberg to Edison, and from smoke signals to the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, communicating is…
Vancouver’s Brands for the People Takes Branding Really, Really Seriously
A logo is not a brand: a great brand is really a great story. Too many startups confuse the two. Often the confusion turns…