No one could have predicted the rapid adoption of technology in legacy industries like real estate that we’ve seen since COVID-19. As restrictions relax both at home and abroad, will the residential rental industry continue to embrace digital solutions, or will landlords and renters return to business as usual once the masks are off? Slow […]
Thought Leaders
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Capitalizing On Economic Recovery — The Necessity Of Fast Remote Hiring Post-COVID
An unprecedented economic boom is coming for a variety of industries around the world. As vaccine distribution continues to roll out globally, it is expected that rapid economic recovery will offer new opportunities to scale and innovate. With over 20 years of experience in the Canadian tech space, I have navigated changing global conditions and […]
Building a Healthy and Innovative Software Development Environment Remotely
As I mentioned in my previous article, Wishpond began experimenting with working remotely a few years before the pandemic began. As companies decide whether to adopt a hybrid or completely remote model, in this article I will cover some of our best practices that SaaS companies can replicate to maintain top talent while kindling software […]
The Great Mall of China: Reimagining our Digital Spaces in the Age of Disinformation
Technological evolutions have always heralded new ‘ages’ upon civilizations, marking a shift in focus, in ability, and in new challenges. As does nature, so too does technology evolve at break-neck scale; the jump from hand-held tools and labor to industrialization was centuries, industrialization to the internet was 100 years, internet to e-commerce was a decade, […]
Three Important Measurement Actions to Accelerate Female Advancement Around the World
Women around the world continue to be constrained when it comes to economic empowerment and advancement, due to a variety of social, legal and institutional barriers: the double burden of work and domestic responsibilities; gender stereotypes around women in the workplace; which sectors they choose; lack of female role models; and lack of opportunities to […]
Business Is Killing The World; Can Social Enterprise Save It?
Approximately $40,000 worth of plastic is dumped into the world’s oceans every minute. Since the pandemic was declared, the amount of trash filling our oceans has only multiplied. In fact, COVID-19 has triggered an estimated global use of 129 billion face masks and 65 billion gloves every single month. Single-use plastic has exponentially increased because […]
How Vancouver Small Businesses Can Prepare for a Post-Pandemic Boom
With provincial restart plans in place, in-store shopping, indoor dining and indoor events are set to resume in the coming months. At last, a sense of normalcy is returning. Local and small businesses have been disproportionality impacted by the pandemic. In a survey we recently conducted at Interac, we found 75 per cent of Canadians […]
A Virtual Care Leader’s Unconventional Road To Realizing His Passion
I have always been passionate about healthcare. Early in my life I thought I would become a doctor until I realized the sight of blood made me almost keel over. So when I let go of a future in medicine years ago, I never imagined I would be leading a virtual care division of Canada’s […]
Council of Canadian Innovators Sounds The Alarm On B.C.’s PNP Tech Stream
It can be hard to feel like immigration should be a top priority right now, as we’re still mostly unable to travel, and the Canada-U.S. border is still closed to non-essential travel. But the fact is, the great reopening is right around the corner, and with the pilot of the dedicated tech talent stream of […]
People Are The New Storefront In The Creator Economy
How social commerce is turning a perfect storm into a prime opportunity The fallout from the pandemic-induced shuttering of Canada’s physical storefronts has been nothing short of catastrophic. As of February 2021, small businesses have collectively taken on $135 billion in debt in an attempt to survive COVID-19, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business reports. […]