Maximize your festival experience this year with a little planning. We’ve made it easy. Having a plan, whether for your startup or in your life, is always a good idea. It’s what keeps you focused and maximizes efficiency with your precious time. With so much happening this year at Startupfest, it can be a little …
Vous visez une conquête de marchés extérieurs axée sur une réduction des coûts, des délais et des risques associés? Vous cherchez à financer un projet innovant? Nos experts vous informeront des programmes d’aide financière et des services personnalisés proposés. Consultez-les! Le programme Startup Québec et des services d’accompagnement Informez-vous sur les quatre volets de …
Montreal, June 14, 2018 – Startupfest, the biggest startup conference in the country, and HelloMD, today’s largest online community of health and wellness cannabis consumers, have teamed up to introduce CannabisFest, a one day event dedicated to the cannabis entrepreneurs and the booming multi-billion dollar market. With the support of Ample Organics, and Pistil, they’ve …
Apply to Pitch Onstage Applications close May 22 to pitch on our Keynote stage, #CannabisFest, #AIFest, or Startupfest Version Française. Apply now and secure your spot onstage AND a free pass to the event. Bonus tip: By applying for Best Onstage Pitch, you’re automatically entered to win the Ultimate Startupfest Experience, courtesy of SKYY Canada. …
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In collaboration with BDC Capital and Quickbooks Anyone can be an entrepreneur. But not everyone has the same opportunity to turn their ideas into reality—and along with our partners, we want to change that. So for 2018, Startupfest is teaming up with BDC Capital, Quickbooks, Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) and Startup Canada, to launch …
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With the imminent legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, we explore everything you need to know about the new landscape and highlight opportunities for startups.
Hong Kong skyline. Source: Wikimedia Commons Every summer, thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators and services from all over the world descend onto Startupfest to share and discover the best of tech startups. We get a real kick out of meeting new businesses from every corner of the map, and we’ve been known to climb one …
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By Rebecca Croll, Director of Content Kimberly Bryant of Black Girls Code on stage at Startupfest. This is by no means a revelation, but it’s one of the keys to unlocking parity — in your network, your events and in the industry: smart women know smart women. Now the phrase by itself seems obvious enough, but after …
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By Startupfest Founder, Phil Telio I’ve done hundreds of deals in my life. Only a handful of times have those deals collapsed somehow. However, in the last few weeks it’s happened twice, which has left me reflecting on whether I should be more contract-focused and litigious, or if I should just continue to trust …
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By Startupfest Founder, Phil Telio Having attended my fair share of events and conferences, I know how important it is to find the ones with the highest value for your business because, face it, not many companies have the budget to allow attending all of them, especially when they are out of town or out …
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