The Coast is very much into local people doing cool things, but it has a blind spot in relation to Halifax’s tech scene. That’s because tech firms don’t usually have an inviting retail presence like the stores and restaurants we obsess about in ShopTalk, and tech creators tend to be making things for consumption by […]
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Harbr’s building momentum in the construction tech field
Some tech companies are started in dorm rooms. Harbr traces its roots to Dave Kim’s living room. Kim is a transplant from Australia to Nova Scotia. Long story short, while travelling in his 20s he became friendly with some Cape Bretoners in upstate New York, and decided to check out their home turf. Sure enough […]
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Women owning it
Women Taking Over The World With Tech is a Volta program that encourages and nurtures—you guessed it—females working in or wanting to get into the male-dominated technology sector. WTWT is also a rallying cry, an aspiration and a series of monthly events. But is a fact? Are women really a growing part of the tech […]
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5 tips for starting a tech company
“I planned to be a millionaire before my 30th birthday,” Katelyn Bourgoin writes on her website, describing the ambitions that lead her to launch a social networking company. But despite her intentions and the international press accolades she received as founder of the what looked like the next LinkedIn, the business fizzled. “Trying to build a […]
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Major date night ideas
Whether you’re swiping on Tinder or hitting up all the campus parties, the start of the school year is prime time to meet someone new (or maybe actually talk to the person you did nothing but stare at in meal hall last semester, you weirdo). Figuring out where to go on a date can be […]