Globe and Mail
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Between handshakes on the American coasts, venture capitalists are attempting to make more pit stops here in recent years.
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Anwar Ali’s Journalist Portfolio
View as a gridHobby shops on guard for Connor McDavid frenzy
Globe and Mail
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There’s considerable optimism that a messiah-like emergence of one player next season, Connor McDavid, will generate the kind of excitement that will lure fringe collectors back to the hobby.
Under clouds of economic gloom, Alberta's entrepreneurs defend turf
Globe and Mail
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In the face of negativity swirling around the economy, Albertan entrepreneurs are steadfastly defending their turf, albeit with a little dose of reality.
Online mattress retailers look to free consumers from high prices, 'gimmicky' sales pitches
Financial Post
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Mattress startups say there’s a better way to shop and are boldly telling customers not to waste their time on the retail floor. But traditional retailers aren't losing sleep yet.
A secluded retreat for travellers seeking a different kind of India
Globe and Mail
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Kalypura’s huts are elegant, featuring roofs made from coconut trees and banana-bark interior walls.
How big shakeups at Canada's tech giants led to a new wave of successful startups
business.financialpost.com
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Shutdowns, buyouts or spinoffs at companies such as Nortel and BlackBerry have provided opportunity and impetus for their top talent to make the leap to entrepreneurship
Founder burnout is common, but it doesn’t have to be
Globe and Mail
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Startup founders discuss what stresses them out and experts offer advice to avoid burnout
Toronto startup targets brands with 'world's first' social drone
Globe and Mail
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Brizi wants to give the people at mass gatherings, namely sporting events and concerts, a unique, out-of-reach vantage point to take selfies, or “dronies.”
The new face of street art
Globe and Mail
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'Street art is a new vocabulary.' Toronto's dingy underpasses get a makeover.
Why startups need to worry about hackers - and what you can do to protect your business
National Post
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More than a third of attacks globally are aimed at small businesses and the number of hackers is growing, too.
What The Hell Has Ian Blurton Been Up To Lately? | NOISEY
Vice
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The legendary indie musician and producer who isn't a fan of indie music has been quiet for some time, but he's about to get loud as shit.
Canadian music startups slowly beginning to hit the high notes
business.financialpost.com
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Canada is home to a rising crop of promising music startups across a broad spectrum that could one day blow the roof off a concert hall, even if investors are a hard-to-please crowd.
How women are bridging the gender gap and empowering other female entrepreneurs
National Post
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Connection is key when it comes to helping women entrepreneurs succeed.
Rithm targets teen market with seamless messaging in social media music app
National Post
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A Toronto startup is attempting to beat popular music discovery apps, such as Spotify and Apple's Beats, to the teen market with a messaging service.
How this Canadian parking tech startup got a jumpstart with a deal from Costa Rica
business.financialpost.com
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Steven Cabrera's business, Canadian Parking Systems & Technology, was spinning its wheels before getting a jump-start in new terrain.
The jet set test: How startup teams can get over tricky time zone gaps
business.financialpost.com
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Only the luckiest entrepreneurs can escape the need to raise capital and market, two big thorns in the side of a grand master plan. A challenge that’s not nearly so universal, but weighty enough to thwart a budding business’s progress, is a geographical divide.
Hungry? Homefed app connects eaters with home-cooked meals | Toronto Star
Toronto Star
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In the spirit of underground supper clubs, Homefed wants to connect kitchen wizards with people who like to eat.
TV star wardrobe only a click away
Toronto Star
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Sarah Juma is not much of a fashionista so she came up with an app that allows people to buy the outfits that TV star’s wear.
Kitchener-Waterloo incubator set to fast-track hardware startups
business.financialpost.com
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Don't look now, but there's a hardware revolution rippling across Canada. If the investment trend so far this year is any indication, it's a promising space to watch.
Wondereur puts art into otherwise unreachable hands | Toronto Star
Toronto Star
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Online market for art expected to double from $1.6 billion within five years, but traditional art auctions are expected to endure.
Team Spirit: Using a social recognition platform - Alberta Venture
albertaventure.com
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Why some companies let their employees reward one another
Are incubators relevant to all startups? How Snip.ly profited from not making the cut
business.financialpost.com
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How Snip.ly profited from not making the cut
Porter CEO's tireless pursuit of airline supremacy earns him kudos
business.financialpost.com
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The same defiance that’s kept Robert Deluce’s motor running in an industry notorious for its scrap heap of failures is carrying him into the next phase of Porter Airlines’ growth...
Hockey jocks join forces to kickstart RosterBot
business.financialpost.com
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A Stanley Cup victory, ostensibly, is the big defining moment in Bret Hedican’s career. But to hear him talk about his new career, it’s what happens now after he’s done lacing up skates that the former National Hockey League defenceman intends to make his mark.