WMN in Tech: Annick Charbonneau on Becoming CEO of Soul.City
How do you negotiate your way into owning 33.3% of a travel app startup? For Annick Charbonneau, CEO and co-founder of Soul.City, it took an impromptu trip to Strasbourg.
WMNinTECH: From Academia to Google: Narjès Boufaden of Keatext on Building a Text Analytics Startup
For Narjès Boufaden, creating Keatext, her cloud-based AI-powered text analytics platform, was relatively easy.
But everything else, incl..
WMNinTECH: Julie Han on Launching Airix, the Pharmacy on Your Phone
According to pharmacist-turned-entrepreneur Julie Han, “Pharmacy hasn’t evolved much since the 1970s, so the whole process in which you go..
Big Data meets cancer: Montreal’s Streamline Genomics helps clinicians analyze gene mutations
In just four months, co-founders Josette-Renée Landry and Brian Wilhelm went from their idea of a genome sequencing analysis service to fi..
WMNinTECH: Interview with The Mindful Scholar cofounder Rekha Magon
Five months of bed rest, flat on her back, was exactly what Mindful Scholar co-founder Rekha Magon needed to launch her company. The forme..
WMNinTECH: Marie-Pier Hébert Launches Montreal On-Demand Babysitting Company
“Do you need a drink tonight? We’ve got you covered!” That’s part of the branding for Kiid, the on-demand babysitters web app (think Uber ..
Interview with Unsplash App Developer Olivier Collet
“You guys are incredible! I can’t wait to share about it.” That feedback from an early adopter of the new Unsplash iOS app is enough to ma..
Analyzing the Internet of Things: Mnubo, data science and connected devices
Montreal startup Mnubo (the “m” is silent) has its fingers in a lot of pies – from industrial irrigation optimization, to smart thermostat..
Micro-conversions and the future of digital marketing
What if everything you thought you knew about digital marketing was wrong?
Success these days doesn’t necessarily mean making a sale, a..
Kickstarter and a healthy marketing budget the keys to smrtFOB’s success
How many gadgets do you charge when you get home at the end of the day? Do you bring chargers to work? Text your friends that your phone i..
Sphere Play and the future of virtual reality in Montreal
Thre’s a lot of companies that would like to be in the shoes of Montreal-based virtual reality startup Sphere Play. Co-founders Christian ..
Branding, Betas and Baseball: Everything You Need To Know About Montreal’s New Food Truck App
The Quebec Street Food Association recently launched Pedro, its mobile app to help customers locate food trucks and to promote street food..
FreshMint smooth sails in competitive food-delivery space
It’s been two years of relatively smooth sailing for FreshMint, Montreal’s only B2C food delivery service with its own kitchen and daily m..
Tech and 3D bespoke tailoring like no mobile fashion truck before
Nathon Kong’s business model combines tech and bespoke tailoring like no mobile fashion truck before.
Two years into business - and a n..
The future of reality is virtual at Montreal’s PHI Centre
In the four years since the multidisciplinary PHI Centre opened, it’s made a name for itself as everything from a unique performance venue..