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Millennials aren't building startups like past generations By Business Insider Millennials may call themselves the most entrepreneurial generation, but the data doesn't seem to back that claim up. That's according to a new nationwide study by professional services firm EY and the Economic Innovation Group.

HTC invests $100 million in virtual reality content creators By James Walker HTC has announced it is dedicating $100 million in investment to a new virtual reality accelerator program that aims to get more developers creating VR content. HTC Vive X looks to establish an ecosystem for VR shaped around unique content.

Medical tourism in Asia on the rise thanks to start-ups By Sravanth Verma Medical tourism, or trips to places offering low-cost, high-quality medical care, is on the rise in Asia, boosted by online start-ups that promise to make travel easier.

Op-Ed: Startups on the rise despite weak economy By Elizabeth Brown Since the recession, small businesses have faced numerous challenges such as higher taxes, Obamacare, and lack of funding from banks.

10 things you need to know about equity crowdfunding By B2B News Network Starting in 2016, the U.S. and Canada are legalizing equity crowdfunding to allow more North Americans to invest in start-ups in return for company shares.

Language becomes a new frontier in digital commerce By Robert Lawson Language has become a new frontier in business. From entrepreneurs and startups to existing SMBs and enterprises, language products and services are on the rise in the global economy.

Tanium, the $1 billion company you've never heard of By John Boitnott It's not extremely popular with millions of millennials like Snapchat. Nor is it doing something incredibly futuristic like SpaceX. Security startup Tanium has however quietly reached more than a billion-dollar valuation.

Why brokers are making it tough for startups to find office space By John Boitnott As you search for new office space, remember that brokers are on the lookout for certain behaviors that tell them you may not actually be interested.

Op-Ed: In praise of the hyper micro By Aron Solomon We want things made for us, not for others. At a minimum, we are actively seeking at least an illusion that certain things are exactly to our taste, not to anyone else's and not to a mass, generic audience.

Windsor startup brings wearable data-tracking to your earlobes By Eleanor Wall According to Forrester Research's 'Five Urgent Truths About Wearables', 2015 is shaping up to be a big year for wearable devices.

Vancouver startup creates interactive holographic room for RMH BC By Eleanor Wall Holograms in your living room. Interactive imaginary play pals in your child’s bedroom. Those are just some of the futuristic concepts that will soon become a reality if Vancouver, BC startup H+Technology has their way.

Op-Ed: The amazing promise of Silicon Valley through a lens By Aron Solomon Sometimes a photograph captures the essence of a time and place better than thousands of words possibly could. It is more visceral, powerful, and relevant than a story comprised simply of letters and words.

Op-Ed: What happened to good storytelling? By Aron Solomon "The future is not a place that we're gonna go, it's a place that you get to create." These remarkably perceptive words from professional storyteller Nancy Duarte drew a line in the sand. A line we've crossed.

Op-Ed: Go slower to go faster By Aron Solomon There are three things I’m going to tell you in this piece. They are fundamental to understanding your health, the health of your startup, and why things move so much faster in China.

What you need to know about on-demand home services By Mike Rossi Three years ago, what did it take to hire a ride on Friday night? For many people, it involved an awkward, probably unanswered, phone call to a local taxi company or eyesight keen enough to spot a fare-free cabbie on the street.

Y Combinator set to bring Startup School to India By Sravanth Verma Y Combinator, an American seed accelerator, is said to be looking at offering its famed Startup School in India. The school offers upcoming entrepreneurs a chance to interact and get feedback and advice from investor and successful entrepreneurs.

Op-Ed: An early-stage valuation primer part 1 By Aron Solomon Early-stage valuation of a startup is critically important yet is far too often badly misunderstood. There are several key things you need to consider in the valuation of your very young venture.

Op-Ed: Why Google bought Songza — Brains, innovation and advertising By Elena Yunusov While Google is “organizing the world’s information,” advertising still accounts for its core revenue. Why buy Songza, of all music-focused startups out there? Here's my take on what Songza did differently, and how Songza might save advertising.

Op-Ed: When you don't know what you want, that's what you get By Aron Solomon Given that things must be produced for a sufficiently broad segment of the population, how can we ever expect to find what it is that we truly want?

Op-Ed: Startup marketing goes old school By Mark Evans Toronto - At a time when digital tools such as social media and content marketing are all the rage, some startups are discovering that going un-digital can be an effective approach to marketing.

Op-Ed: How technology will drive the future of creation and curation By Aron Solomon When Kevin Ma founded Hypebeast in 2005, its incarnation was as nothing more than a simple, yet quite elegant, sneaker blog.

Op-Ed: 5 ways startups can dramatically accelerate sales By Aron Solomon Given that the simple key to success of any startup is your ability to sell what you make, here are five critically important tips as to how startups can really make their sales machines fire on all (or at least more) cylinders.

Waterloo's startup weekend crowns an All-Girl Champions Special By Tim Sandle Cambridge - From a competition of 12 dynamic teams, the winner of Waterloo's Startup Weekend has been selected: Barn Raiser — the only all-girl team in the running.

Op-Ed: Has the animated demo video jumped the shark? By Mark Evans Toronto - For many start-ups, animated explainer video have become par for the course. But have they become boring, less effective and blasé?

Startup scene flourishes in US capital By AFP Washington - In a large warehouse-type office, software coders work on apps, as "angel" investors and mentors help budding entrepreneurs figure out strategy for their startups.This technology "incubator" called 1776 in downtown Washington has some 200 startup firms...

GrowLab announces spring 2014 cohort By Eleanor Wall What do ebooks, 3D printing, green living, and real estate have in common? As of this morning, they all have Vancouver's GrowLab as a connecting factor.

Op-Ed: The insider's guide to attracting start-up media coverage By Mark Evans Start-ups love the idea of getting media coverage but often their efforts go unrewarded. Here's how to capture the spotlight.

ZenDay platform passes 250,000 downloads — iOS testing to begin Special By Eleanor Wall ZenDay CEO and co-founder Richard Phan has disclosed that ZenDay will launch private beta testing of the iOS version of their time management platform next week.

Review: Vancouver startup Wantering updates fashion search engine Special By Eleanor Wall Just in time for last minute holiday shopping, Vancouver startup Wantering has added updated browse functionality to their fashion search engine.

500Startups Grad Curious Hat launches Curious Playground Special By Eleanor Wall Just in time for holiday travel, San Mateo’s Curious Hat today released their latest educational iOS app for young children (ages 3-7).

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