Entrepreneurial lessons: Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke on his first sale
Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke didn’t set out at first to build an e-commerce giant. A decade and a half ago, he was new
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Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.
L-Spark goes beyond Ottawa to draw fresh fall accelerator cohort
Ottawa’s L-Spark accelerator revealed the lineup for its new fall cohort this week, naming seven companies from across the country to take part in its
Armed with $180M in VC funding, cybersecurity firm Darktrace expands to Ottawa
As cybersecurity threats spread like the flu, an international firm claiming to be the cure has expanded its operations to Ottawa. Darktrace, which opened its
Techopia Live: SMITH Labs brings e-commerce to life with augmented reality
Enough talk of Amazon and Shopify: Gatineau’s SMITH dropped by Techopia Live to prove there are other companies in the National Capital Region making waves
Ottawa’s Thermal Energy keeps Q1 revenues rising coming off hot 2017
Local clean-tech firm reported revenue growth and a strong order backlog for its first quarter of fiscal 2018.
Ottawa-Gatineau’s Amazon HQ2 bid pitches waterfront LeBreton Flats location
The forthcoming LeBreton Flats development may have an enormous anchor tenant in the form of Amazon HQ2, according to one vision of the National Capital
KNBIA’s Jenna Sudds spearheads new national CIO strategy council
After four successful years at the organization’s helm, today marks Jenna Sudds’ final day as the executive director of the Kanata North Business Association. As
Shopify adding up to 500 jobs, second office in Waterloo
Ottawa’s e-commerce darling is expanding its presence elsewhere in Canada, announcing today that it plans to triple the size of its workforce in Waterloo. That
Techopia Live: Driving more government innovation, women in tech
Techopia Live’s Wednesday line-up was full of guests fed up with the status quo. Innogov founders Paul Harding and Phil Keast discussed the not-for-profit’s aim
LiveWorkPlay connects employers to people with intellectual disabilities
It’s typically still dark out when Tara Pahwa leaves her Kanata home to catch the 5:30 a.m. bus to work. Twice a week, she makes
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