
Finkelstein family donates $500K to help open downtown Jewish centre
Harley Finkelstein, the chief operating officer of Ottawa e-commerce giant Shopify, knows all about paying it forward. As an award-winning advocate for entrepreneurship, his own

Finkelstein family donates $500K to help open downtown Jewish centre
Harley Finkelstein, the chief operating officer of Ottawa e-commerce giant Shopify, knows all about paying it forward. As an award-winning advocate for entrepreneurship, his own

What recruitment looks like if you’re Shopify
Finding strong talent is a challenge for most Ottawa businesses, but being the city’s golden child comes with a unique perspective. That’s what Shopify chief

Ottawa AI firms MindBridge and Raven Telemetry raise multimillion-dollar rounds
Two Ottawa artificial intelligence firms announced separate funding rounds this week, raising a combined $14.5 million and elevating the capital’s AI profile. Raven Telemetry, an

Ottawa entrepreneurs have strong startup, scaleup mindsets: report
Ottawa’s entrepreneurs have the right mindsets to launch and scale up their businesses, but the startup community could use a bit more cohesion, according to

Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein’s five retail trends to watch in 2018
A few weeks ago, my wife pulled me into a big name department store to look for an engagement gift for a friend. I rarely

Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein joins CBC board of directors
One of Ottawa’s most prominent entrepreneurs will help to guide Canada’s public broadcaster for the next five years. Harley Finkelstein, Shopify’s chief operating officer, broke

Beyond Shopify: SaaS North aims to raise Canada’s software profile
Year two of SaaS North nearly doubled the exhibitors’ space and inspired a fresh crop of startups, but organizers and attendees say the Ottawa-based conference

Ottawa’s Sundae School sweetens Beechwood retail mix
Strolling with her husband and newborn baby near their New Edinburgh home last summer, Lindsay Taub suddenly came up with a sweet business idea. As

Strong Q1 sees Ottawa-based Shopify add record merchants, increase 2017 guidance
Shopify (NYSE:SHOP)(TSX:SHOP) continued its growth trends in the first quarter of 2017 as the e-commerce firm signed up a record contingent of merchants who, in

AccelerateOTT unveils full lineup, including Finkelstein, Wille, Techstars
The list of speakers, which includes local champions as well as global leaders in entrepreneurship, is highlighted by a keynote address from Eamonn Carey, managing
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