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Introducing the StartupNorth Event Calendar

We get emails just about everyday asking for a calendar of startup events across Canada. And it is a damn shame for entrepreneurs to miss a chance to meet up just because there is no event calendar. So without further ado, head on over and check it out. Right now, we just have Toronto events listed, but we’ll be adding Calendars for all the other great regions across Canada as soon as possible.

We are using Google Calendar so people across the country can collaborate on this project. If you already use Google Calendar and would like to occasionally contribute by posting events, contact us and we?ll provide you with this super power.

Updates: Edmonton is now onboard (thanks to Cam)! Montreal coming soon (thanks to Heri)! And Waterloo too (thanks to Thom)! Note: If you also live in these cities and are interested in contributing, please contact us as well!

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Mea Culpa. I pulled the image that originally accompanied this post. Why? Well first off, I wasn’t particularly satisfied with it to begin with. While this Calendar Project is something we?ve been thinking about for a while now, the image to accompany the announcement was just something I rushed out this morning. Yes, of course it was just a joke. No, this was not my finest work with Photoshop. For those of you curious what all the hoopla is about, you can find the image posted here.

My hope is for this Calendar Project to help get more people (men AND women) out to events and as a result working together building great companies. I?d hate for anyone to feel left out. Two of the many things I love about Canada are its inclusiveness and that people call things how they see them. I wouldn?t change either of these things for the world.

I hope you find the calendar useful. See you at an upcoming event.

Jonas

Cofounder StartupNorth. Serial Entrepreneur. Venture Investor.

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26 Comments

  1. The link doesn’t seem to work for me. Also, I have to say I find your choice of imagery for this post incredibly tacky even if you were trying to be humorous. Not everyone coming to this blog is a hot blooded male.

  2. The link doesn't seem to work for me. Also, I have to say I find your choice of imagery for this post incredibly tacky even if you were trying to be humorous. Not everyone coming to this blog is a hot blooded male.

  7. wow, I am a bit speechless at the choice of imagery. So… “classy”….
    who needs brains for business?

  8. wow, I am a bit speechless at the choice of imagery. So… “classy”….
    who needs brains for business?

  9. The imagery for the calendar in the RSS feed totally turned away 50% of the population. I guess this is for men only events?

  10. The imagery for the calendar in the RSS feed totally turned away 50% of the population. I guess this is for men only events?

  11. I am sure women are allowed if we show up in bikinis. Do you think we need to pose like that to network with the participants?

  12. I am sure women are allowed if we show up in bikinis. Do you think we need to pose like that to network with the participants?

  13. you wouldn’t want to miss the chance to meetup with entrepreneurs would you? Now that would be a damn shame wouldn’t it? ;-)

  15. you wouldn't want to miss the chance to meetup with entrepreneurs would you? Now that would be a damn shame wouldn't it? ;-)

  19. I received a personal and sincere apology from one of the co-Founders of StartUp North who did not approve of or even see the picture before it was posted. I appreciate that he removed the photo immediately. Glad to see this wasn’t something endorsed by everyone.

  20. I received a personal and sincere apology from one of the co-Founders of StartUp North who did not approve of or even see the picture before it was posted. I appreciate that he removed the photo immediately. Glad to see this wasn't something endorsed by everyone.

  21. OK, folks: have a bit of a sense of humor! Calendars have had hot people in bathing suits on them for a long long time before the internet came around. Making a joke of this is certainly fair game in my mind.

    If the image were in any way pornographic, I’d understand, but this type of images decorated walls in public places for a long time, and is not exactly x-rated.

  22. OK, folks: have a bit of a sense of humor! Calendars have had hot people in bathing suits on them for a long long time before the internet came around. Making a joke of this is certainly fair game in my mind.

    If the image were in any way pornographic, I'd understand, but this type of images decorated walls in public places for a long time, and is not exactly x-rated.

  23. Why does everything have to be so politically correct? Gawd…. People if we can’t have some fun what the hell is the point? Society has become so stuffy that nothing can be done with out everyone getting all uppity.

    Jonas, please take down the picture of my sister.

    cheers

    scott

  24. Why does everything have to be so politically correct? Gawd…. People if we can't have some fun what the hell is the point? Society has become so stuffy that nothing can be done with out everyone getting all uppity.

    Jonas, please take down the picture of my sister.

    cheers

    scott

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