The life and ramblings of Canada's most innovative Technology leader
View On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 28 Feb 2018 6:00 PM Venue Mosaic Stadium1700 Elphinstone StRegina, sk S4T 3W4 View Map The Roughriders have generously donated their time and space for this Data for Good Meetup! This is going to be
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This is the final of the series where I will examine the problem that #Canada has with its lack of #funding for #technology startups. If you happen to have missed part I of Canada, and more specifically Toronto, belongs at the
Read moreView On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 14 Aug 2018 7:00 PM Venue Ottawa U – Desmarais building DMS 7170 (7th floor) View Map Agenda will be updated approx. 1-2 weeks before the Meetup date.
Read moreShopping for pot in Ontario will just get easier – look to Shopify (and LCBO) to dominate! “The government of Ontario has shown a desire to effectively gather feedback from all stakeholders in the industry—licensed producers, patients, consumers, ancillary businesses,
Read moreCrazy! China payment gateways making their way to Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver (areas) – makes sense, look at the demographics here. “With many CF shopping centres designated as official tourist destinations, tourism continues to play a big role in our
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A slight uptick in #Toronto tech #salaries in 2017. Let’s hope for a surge in #2018 When it comes to Toronto, tech salaries are finally on the rise. Between 2015 and 2016, average salaries dipped $1,000 (all figures USD) from
Read moreIn an era of crazy AI promises, cross-discipline and often time model <–> operator (or system <–> operator) is the real answer. … every time a researcher and practitioner considers their next project, I challenge them to ask themselves a
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This is part IV of the series where I will examine the problem that #Canada has with its lack of funding for #technology startups. If you happen to have missed part I of Canada, and more specifically Toronto, belongs at the
Read moreView On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 28 Feb 2018 7:00 PM Venue Taylor Family Digital Library (Room 440A&D), University of Calgary View Map Join us as the Calgary Foundation reviews insights generated from the recent Datathon in Nov 2017. We will
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Yes, it’s true. Funny that #Trudeau mentions the “#brain drain” days after I had published a lengthy article about it here. Mr. Trudeau has lamented a “brain drain” of #Canada’s best tech minds, saying at a recent #Google event in
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