On September 1st, 2011, Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) kicked-off their national search for Canada's Top 20 hottest innovative technology start-ups.Canadian startups have until October 14th to submit their applications to the CIX Top 20. The competition will take place on December 1st at the MaRS Centre.
Tim Harris writes this blog to help start-ups on their pitch. Basics on how to translate your ideas into a great pitch for investors. Includes Dave McClure's Start-up Metrics for Pirates or AARRR
Skymeter Corp eveloped a technology that uses GPS to trigger a small electronic meter fitted to the car and automatically sends the charges to the driver's account. The concept of charging works the same as automatic toll-road systems, which many people are already familiar with. However, the GPS technology is more versatile and enables the meter to charge according to zone or kilometre driven. Nov 23, 2009
Haroon Mirza talks about the beginning of Cognovision: How they identified & pursued their business idea. Cognivision was a MaRS client before they were purchased by Intel last year.