When I started my first startup, it was an incredibly isolating experience. Coming out of school and working full-time for a while, and then suddenly shifting to building something with no guarantee it’ll succeed.  The reality is, your friends and...

You have an idea for an app or a product? You can instantly make it now with AI. With the rise of AI coding platforms like Replit, users are spinning up MVPs in just a few hours. There's an insane...

If you attend any tech event in Toronto, you’ll notice something striking: not a single bootstrapping founder on stage as a speaker. It highlights just how underrepresented bootstrapping founders are in the ecosystem — despite the fact that we have...

My recent post on LinkedIn about bootstrapping a startup in Canada went viral and for good reason. Because here’s the truth: bootstrapping and scaling a startup in Canada is absolute hell. Here’s what most founders deal with: Zero Press Coverage...

Startup competitions can be a great way to gain exposure and funding for your startup. While every founder should primarily focus on getting customers, competitions can help build momentum and credibility. I remember one of the first competitions I participated...

Every year, we feature some of the most innovative companies in a special coverage called Top 100 Companies to Watch. This year we partnered up with monday dev to bring you this epic list. This year's batch highlights several incredible...

I recently had the great opportunity to attend this year's Elevate Conference. There were plenty of talks, workshops, and programs for both startups and corporates. One story that gained significant media attention was the notion of a 'lack of ambition...

If you're thinking about building a product, consider building an audience first. Previously, I wrote about how, whenever we have an idea, we tend to dive in and start coding immediately. I vividly remember this from our first startup, where...