C ountries are also brands. Since 2005, the FutureBrand Country Brand Index , produced in partnership with BBC World News, has measured the strength of a country brand based on its levels of awareness, familiarity, preference, consideration, advocacy and active decisions to visit. foreign policy choices, the economic recession, and other challenges. MORE >>

C ountries are also brands. Since 2005, the FutureBrand Country Brand Index , produced in partnership with BBC World News, has measured the strength of a country brand based on its levels of awareness, familiarity, preference, consideration, advocacy and active decisions to visit. foreign policy choices, the economic recession, and other challenges. MORE >>

key metrics or a dashboard showing how you've made progress in whatever the key metrics for your business are. Disclosure: The city of Montreal paid for me to fly to and stay in Canada in order to report on the Startup Festival. My notes from his very informative presentation are below. Sponsor. How to Hack the Investment World. MORE >>

My talk was on VCs, their interest in this sector and the challenges for entrepreneurs trying to fund their gaming startup here in Canada. Here in Canada, we are seeing some gaming sector companies get funded. You need to drive big acquisition numbers and monitor the same engagement and conversion metrics. Simply put, Zynga. MORE >>

Metrics. Mississauga, ON, Canada. Victoria, Canada. Toronto, Canada. Ottawa, Canada. [Edit: Added the raw data in a table at the end]. Some of the smartest startup brains I’ve ever met have said that if you want to be in the startup game, you MUST be in the Valley. What if both are true? 110 total. My theory? MORE >>