From 2009-2014 StartupNorth had an index of Canadian emerging technology companies and service providers. We have removed this feature.
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For the love of failure
One of the main cultural innovations in Silicon Valley is the acceptance of failure. It is an acceptance that extends almost to the point where if you don’t have at least one specatacular mess-up in your past, you…
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Connect with Wired.com's Evan Hansen
Interested in attending next Monday’s session with Wired.com’s Evan Hansen? StartupNorth has secured 20 seats, which would otherwise cost $85 each. Register for a free pass through StartupNorth while tickets are available: http://guestlistapp.com/events/24501 Gone are the days when…
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Cisco looking for Canadian innovation
We understand that the good people at Cisco are poking around up North for some start-ups to play a role in the company’s expanded focus into the datacenter, virtualization and smart grid markets. These are key new markets…
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C100 sees the SUN
The C100 is now coming at you live and in 3D right here on Startup North. What does that mean for you? Well, as if Startup North wasn’t already an indispensible source of news, insights and opinions on…
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Week in Review
Q&A with Tobias Lütke of Shopify – http://bit.ly/alKQ7W # RT @davidcrow: Time for the next Founders & Funders in Toronto, need to iterate http://bit.ly/bHzLCJ #toronto #startups #feedback # New job posted: Software QA Lead / Solidifi Inc. /…
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Twitter acquires Smallthought (the dabbleDB people)
Twitter announced today that they are acquiring Smallthought, the company behind DabbleDB and Trendly. About 4 years ago, Avi Bryant landed at Democamp 5 and blew us all away. Not only did he show off one of the…
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Week in Review
Apps4good is taking place today! Iphone app development for Charity. #halifax and #saskatoon http://bit.ly/cTKCgk # The last #apps4good app was MeetMeHere– which is a lot more useful than 4sq imo http://bit.ly/5ANNi8 # Budgeting for entrepreneurs @fredwilson Early Stage…
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Grow – A Conference – Aug 19-21, 2010
Our friends at C100 and Bootup are bringing Dealmaker Media to Vancouver for a great event in August. If you don’t know Dealmaker, you should. It’s run by a Canadian, Debbie Landa. They produce 2 of the most…
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Engines for Massively Scaleable Startups
I was excited to attend MeshU (maybe a little too excited). I love it when events over deliver. MeshU was a fantastic conference. I saw two of the best in-the-trenches startup sessions with Sean Ellis and Dan Martell. They both presented ideas…
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Marketing metrics
Mike McDerment from FreshBooks gave a great presentation on the basics of web application marketing metrics. He focuses on the metrics, systems and reporting that all companies should be building into web and mobile applications. It is a must read for…
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Week in Review
RT @KristaNapier: BumpTop featured on the front page of the business section in the Toronto Star @starbusiness today # New job posted: Rockstar Web App Developer / LooseButton / Toronto, ON, Canada http://bit.ly/cjAFYx # RT @MarkRuddock: How to…
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CVCA – Interview with David Adderley
I had a chance to catch up with David Adderley, the Chair of the conference this year, before this week’s CVCA annual conference in Ottawa. I wanted to find out more about what he thought about some of the new…
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Week in Review
#HackTO http://yfrog.com/cal6aj # raising capital is not the most immediate problem facing Canadian startups – http://bit.ly/8Z6GU8 @dmix # Indochino gets a shoutout on SeanJohn.com http://bit.ly/cW5hwJ # Gore is very compelling sans slides # "Since one fails often, address…
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Be the next Bumptop
Too bad Bumptop wasn’t actually an ExtremeU company. However, the recent acquisition of Bumptop should help raise the profile of the 2010 Extreme University. If you’re a student, a founder or just thinking about starting something you should…
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Open Coffee Ottawa – May 26
Next Wednesday (May 26) StartupNorth is organizing an Open Coffee in Ottawa. It is an opportunity for entrepreneurs, developers, and investors to connect at an informal meetup. We’ll be heading to Bridgehead Coffeehouse (109 Bank Street, Ottawa) from 10am…
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Week in Review
Toronto based LyricFind in the NYT – http://nyti.ms/901ILK # Woozworld, a tween virtual world spun out from Tribal Nova, has raised $3M from @iNovia and ID Capital – http://bit.ly/bRfWVN # New job posted: Business Partners / Yo!Promo /…
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Week in Review
More good news in Canada – StandoutJobs has been acquired. http://bit.ly/airlRe # RT @tobi: Ottawa Business Journal names @Shopify Ottawa's Fastest Growing Company http://bit.ly/dAmQRK #canada #startup # New job posted: iPhone part-time / contract coder wanted — learn…
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Bootup 2.0 – Now with less Boris
We kept pretty mum about the recent mess at Bootup Labs that culminated with a Techcrunch piece and a “I’m Sorry” post from Danny Robinson, one of Bootup’s founders. I was ready to get some nails and start…
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dna13 acquired by CNW Group
This was a crazy weekend for Canadian startup acquisitions. First there was Bumptop announced their acquisition by Google. There is StandOutJobs.com being acquired by an unnamed company. Now Ottawa-based dna13 has been acquired by CNW Group. Read the…
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From out of the ashes
Is there any questions that the Canadian venture captial industry is in turmoil? There is a change that is happening, it might just not be happeing as fast as it could. Mark McQueen talks about the the creative destruction…