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Ep 13: Launching Saskatchewan’s First Tech Incubator with Jordan Dutchak of Co.Labs

August 1, 2017 By Gary Will

It wasn't that long ago that you couldn't run a hackathon in Saskatoon without raising eyebrows about what you were planning to hack into. Now a startup community is emerging in the city and the province has provided $250,000 to the first tech incubator in Saskatchewan—Co.Labs—which will officially launch in September. We talk to Jordan Dutchak, the executive director, who … [Read more...]

Ep 12: Updates, Surveys and What’s So Bad About Being Acquired?

July 20, 2017 By Gary Will

No guest this week, so a roundup of recent news and updates from startup ecosystems. [1:50] It's deadline week for applications to Canada's Innovation Superclusters program. $950 million up for grabs. [2:50] The new Grand Innovations hub in Cambridge is coming along and looking at a January opening. [3:56] Volta Labs is tripling its space in downtown Halifax. [4:30] … [Read more...]

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