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Writer based in Vancouver, Canada. Pittsburgh Penguins and Manchester United fan. Constantly over-eating.

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Whistler-based co-investment platform Fast Track VC raises $1.9 million for Swiss biomedical firm

Whistler-based co-investment platform Fast Track VC raises $1.9 million for Swiss biomedical firm

It was less than two years that regulators in Canada gave equity crowdfunding the greenlight, ushering in a n…

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The RAISE Collective wants to build Canada's community of women investors

The RAISE Collective wants to build Canada's community of women investors

Eight years ago, Katrina Carroll-Foster, currently the CEO of Kollectively Business Strategies, launched a ne…

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How CETA can fill a talent gap in BC's tech sector

How CETA can fill a talent gap in BC's tech sector

British Columbia's tech sector is producing more jobs than people to fill them. Over 14,000 new ICT jobs are …

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Archiact says mobile is the key to driving mass VR adoption

Archiact says mobile is the key to driving mass VR adoption

It was nearly three years ago that Facebook announced its $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR. At the time, M…

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Guy Kawasaki tells Canadian startups to stop trying to be Apple

Guy Kawasaki tells Canadian startups to stop trying to be Apple

Why shouldn't you befriend your investors? What differentiates the early adopters and the late majority? What…

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Littlecodr's Kickstarter excites pint-sized programmers

Littlecodr's Kickstarter excites pint-sized programmers

How early can a child learn to code? Littlecodr's Kickstarter campaign to teach coding with a fun card game f…

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The Broadway Subway isn’t finished, but Fable Diner is

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In January this year, I sat down with Fable Diner owner Ron MacGillivray to talk about what years of Broadway Subway construction had done to his business. At one point, he said something that stuck with me: “I don’t think I’m going to make it by the time this is finished.” Seven months later, we know he was right. Fable Diner announced this week that its Mount Pleasant location will close after its final service on August 23, ending a run of just over a decade at Broadway and Main.
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Tech Days recap: Four lessons on building, scaling and AI

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| Vancouver Tech Journal Verified
Tech Days recap: Four lessons on building, scaling and AI What leaders from Moment Energy, Safe Software and BC’s AI ecosystem shared about finding the right problem, listening to customers, building teams and navigating what comes next.
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We Tried It: Bevel brings New York energy to Yaletown

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| The Georgia Straight Verified
When the team behind Dovetail first told me about Bevel earlier this year, the restaurant existed mostly as an idea.
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Just f***ing write.