CanCon Podcast Ep. 68: Is Google’s new AI chip a game changer?
Recently, ransomware known as WannaCry, attacked (at last count) over 200,000 systems in 150 countries. The hack made use of…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 67: Is Vancouver Canada’s next great tech hub?
This week, the CanCon Podcast hit the road and landed in Vancouver. BetaKit Editor in Chief, Douglas Soltys, sits down with…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 66: How do we get more women on tech boards?
Unless you avoid the internet entirely, you’ve probably heard about the disaster that was Fyre Festival. The luxury music…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 65: Lessons from Tilt’s “VC-funded learning experience”
“So, I’ve heard you’ve been breaking some of our rules,” is reportedly what Apple CEO Tim Cook said…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 64: Is Shopify targeting Square or Amazon?
It is possible that in the future, the words you are reading right now may have been typed without a conventional keyboard,…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 63: Can voice recognition cross AI’s Uncanny Valley?
Will the Internet of Things ruin everything? That’s the question the CanCon podcast crew is asking this week. For over…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 62: Can the government go digital with help from Canadian startups?
The RCMP has admitted it is making use of Stingray devices to collect data from cellular phones. With non-RCMP devices identified…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 61: Is it wrong to encourage young women into STEM careers?
After a unanimous panel verdict of “cautiously optimistic” last week regarding Canada’s #Budget2017, the…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 59: How not to hire employees for your startup
When you hear the term “smart cities” do images of The Jetsons come rushing to mind? Following attending a forum…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 58: Why does Canadian tech celebrate IPOs but hate acquisitions?
This week we’re doing something a little different, as the CanCon podcast brings you its very own Ask Me Anything. Douglas…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 57: Is Hootsuite a unicorn (and does it matter)?
Hootsuite, one of Canada’s startup tech darlings, has been touted as a unicorn (or narwhal, if you will) since 2014.…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 56: Can Uber’s toxic culture infect Canadian tech?
This week, the internet has been abuzz with talk of Uber and its company culture (again). A post by former Uber engineer Susan…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 55: Is Snap’s IPO the next Twitter or a new way to exit?
Snap Inc. dove headfirst into the deep end earlier this month, filing for their much anticipated IPO. Prior to their official…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 54: What should Shopify do about Breitbart?
In a time when an entire company can be built off a single idea, the CanCon podcast asks, who owns an idea? And who pays when…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 53: Canadian tech comes together
The world’s attention has been fully captivated by the recent executive order on immigration signed by President Trump…