How Ontario plans to become the world’s top technology hub

May 8, 2013 7:01 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Editor's Pick "Something very interesting is happening here," Google's top Canadian employee, Steve Woods, told me. "This area has a very high proportion of startups to population. Google loves startups … and we love to hire entrepreneurial people."

This ‘LinkedIn for emergencies’ startup is on track for 2.5M users

February 20, 2013 7:48 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"The vast majority of organizations put their emergency information on paper," Summers says. "This is an opportunity to leverage networking technology for safety."

Live at GrowLab Demo Day in Vancouver

February 20, 2013 2:34 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Ahh, the chaos, excitement, sheer terror, and sometimes, sadly, ennui of demo day.

Anyone who has started, will start, or wants to start a startup MUST watch this video

October 17, 2012 12:53 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

If you could bottle the essential startup advice of some of the best founders and VCs in the world, what would it look like? Pretty much like this.

Debbie Landa, founder of GrowLab, on fashion, tech, conferences, and investing

September 11, 2012 5:40 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

After spending the first ten years of her working life in the fashion industry, Landa moved from fashion to technology. She's become one of the most influential connectors in Silicon Valley, and has helped, invested in, or worked with over a thousand startups.