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Four predictions for 2015

Version One Ventures

As we end an incredibly active 2014 in the tech/investment world, I am adding my own thoughts on what might be coming in 2015. We shouldn’t look for much traction with the current use case (payments in North America), as most consumers in North America don’t view the current payment system as broken and in need of a fix.

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Recapping Q4 2019

Version One Ventures

Congratulations to Manny Medina and everyone at Outreach , which was named the Fourth Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™. Both lists are based on growth from fiscal years 2015-2018, a period over which Jobber grew 625%. If you missed it, you can read our announcement here.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

Since 2015, the rising interest abroad continues to contribute to steady growth. This generated $16 billion in annual revenues in 2015. By 2017, the tech industry in Toronto became one of North Americas fastest growing tech market, per a CBRE 2 018 North American Scoring Tech Talent report. Inno Tech Alberta Inc.

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Marketers Focus More Attention on Mobile Gaming

YoungUpstarts

In 2013, there were 909 million mobile gamers worldwide, nearly half of which resided in the Asia Pacific region, and 146 million of which came from North America. And 2015 is expected to exceed that same growth with some projecting as much as $40 billion in revenue by 2017. Social Integrations.

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6 Reasons Why Technology Won’t Kill B2B Salespeople

YoungUpstarts

In addition, the 2015 CareerBuilder.com U.S. Amidst fear and speculation, the facts demonstrate that B2B businesses across North America are making strategic investments to staff their sales department with high-achieving, technologically savvy salespeople to bridge the gap between buyers and sellers that technology cannot fill.

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How to Start a Home Health Care Business

Up and Running

There’s never been a better time to do so— home health care is one of the largest growing industries , not just in North America, but around the globe. From 2010 through 2015, the industry saw a moderate but steady four percent growth. See Also: Business Startup Checklist. What do we mean by “home health care”?

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The Refrigeration Business Is Making Big Strides In 2019

YoungUpstarts

That’s right they are working with The Chemours Company, a global leader in fluorochemicals and refrigerant technology, to produce and distribute a new refrigerant to North America. This was a good thing sign as it was showing an increase from 2014 and 2015 where only eight million pounds where reclaimed.