You know when you’re reading a book and come across a reference that you don’t recognize? I don’t know about you, but I find it annoying to have to Google up things while I read. It can also be dangerous, since you may end up in a death trap like Facebook or Youtube. A Montreal [...]
Une semaine après le 3ème #founderfuel demo day, nous avons voulu revenir sur cette soirée que nous avons suivi des balcons, puis dans la foule, pour mieux saisir l’esprit qui y régnait.. et afin aussi de donner la chance à tous ceux qui n’ont pas pu y assister, de se replonger dans cette soirée très [...]
How do you go about changing a seemingly endless cycle of obstructed access to education in a developing country? And how do you do it via a mobile app? That’s what Montreal startup Decode Global is trying to do. Decode Global is a Canadian incubator of mobile apps for social change, and the goliath problem [...]
I am Xath Cruz, one of your new Montreal Tech Watch writers. I am happy to start a new Product Presentation Serie on Montreal Tech Watch where I will detail a product and share my humble opinion on products developed by Montreal startups or other products that are worth a tech watch mention. I invite [...]
There’s an interesting initiative on the Canadian Innovation LinkedIn group with a map showing the different actors in the ecosystem. As stated on the homepage, caninnovation is still a work in progress, but the current data is already interesting. And it’s not just startups, since the map also wants to add large clusters, industry trade [...]
[View the story "Looking to startup? Be a technical or business cofounder" on Storify] Looking to startup? Be a technical or business cofounder It’s no surprise that technical talent (programmers, engineers, CTOs) are highly sought after. Many startups are looking to either build a first prototype, get a cofounder to be able to apply to [...]
In exactly 2 weeks, a group of entrepreneurs and programmers will gather at OpenIt4Africa, an event aimed to help launch new innovative projects for Africa. In the past 10 years, there’s been significant growth in many parts of Africa, with the continent experiencing the highest economic growth in the world, even beyond China and other [...]
This year, popular festival Coachella provided rfid bracelets as tickets. In the following video, instead of having a paper or a sim card, ticket checking is contactless and quick: It’s secure, convenient, and quick, since there is no money transaction and there’s no friction in the gates. As you can see though, the system is [...]