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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

This has shown that the state of hiring within the Canadian tech industry in current cities and emerging cities are growing. Hiring for tech jobs in Vancouver is all done online. or Indeed are used by HR professionals searching to hire within the British Columbia tech industry. Hiring for tech jobs in Calgary has changed.

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Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated Markets

Steve Blank

The first part was railing against the consequences of regulatory capture on innovation and a second part, about the consequences of premature government regulation of AI and why the incumbents are all for it. He recently gave a talk at the All-In Summit that was really two talks in one. In the U.S. Bill Gurley’s point.)

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

There are four main types of venture studios: Tech transfer studios , such as America’s Frontier Fund , work with companies and/or government labs to source ideas and intellectual property. Firms asking for greater than 60% are actually hiring an employee rather than a founder. What percentage of equity are they asking for?

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

He just hired Meg Whitman. As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. the ex-CEO of HP and eBay, as CEO of NewTV.

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What Small Businesses Can Do To Survive And Thrive During The Pandemic

YoungUpstarts

Speaking of help, the Federal Government has allotted upwards of $2 trillion to help those struggling in the US economy. Inc has prepared a useful list made up of loans and grants offered by the Federal and state governments and private corporations. By then, you’ll have a formidable internet presence and a strong following.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Companies They are Starting in 2023

Hearpreneur

3- E-commerce Photo Credit: Carter Seuthe With the launch of 5G internet, I think eCommerce will boom in 2023. 14- Government contracting business Photo Credit: Justin Siken Now is an excellent time to start a government contracting business. With time you can hire local artisans to expand your business.

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Back In The Filtering Game: Entrepreneur Drawn by The Siren Call Of The Startup

YoungUpstarts

It seemed as though venture capitalists were throwing money at any Internet idea they could find – no business plan required. Our idea was to build a dial-up Internet service to compete with AOL, MindSpring and EarthLink. We had no experience in running an Internet filtering software business, but this didn’t concern us.