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🏙️ Why you're not seeing local news anymore
Plus, what happened at our members-only golf meetup, and the lowdown on a Vancouver company that didn't disclose sponsored social posts.
Kate Wilson
August 06, 2023
On Wednesday, we hit the links with some of our VTJ community at a members-only meetup. A disclaimer here: the last time I tried pitch-and-putt was several years ago in the U.K., where I discovered that it’s not advisable to accidentally drive the ball as hard as you can over the fence onto the cricket pitch next door.
Luckily, I got some useful pointers from some of our more experienced golfers, and scored a pretty good round. Most importantly, though, we got to spend a few good hours on the course catching up and chatting Vancouver tech, and making some awesome new connections.
Want to be part of our next members-only meetup? Become a member now (and you can probably expense the $8.25 a month too).
Now onto today’s briefing. It’s 1,123 words: a four-minute read.
-Kate, @KateWilsonSays
P.S. We won’t be running our usual Vancouver Tech Morning Coffee this Tuesday, as it’s right after the long weekend. Enjoy the time off!
Meta, which owns the two social media platforms, has officially begun ending news availability to Canadians. Here’s what you can do to still get your news.
The precedent-setting case is the first enforcement of the law in B.C. in 28 years, and the first to deal with social media.
Read that and nine other takeaways scoring tech talent, including insights from Alain Rivère, VP of the High Technology Facilities Group at commercial real estate giant CBRE.
The funding is to support research, development, and demonstration of new made-in-B.C. zero-emission vehicles.
The Vancouver-born entrepreneur, who previously gifted $14.5 million to BC Parks, continues his philanthropy. Read last week’s top members-only briefing.
ICYMI: Unveiling Metro Vancouver's Global Competitiveness
The Metro Vancouver region is an innovation powerhouse drawing attention from global investors thanks to its dynamic blend of research, leading technologies, sustainability, and unrivaled expertise.
Invest Vancouver, the Metro Vancouver region’s economic development service, recently shared insights learned after speaking with new and existing investors to our region. From Burnaby to Boston and beyond, we asked Invest Vancouver staff what they’ve learned about the Metro Vancouver region’s competitiveness, advantages, and opportunities on a global stage.
Highlights include insights on why investment attraction is a team sport and why opportunity remains to clearly articulate the region’s tech brand.
Read the full article to learn more.
🤝 Funding and deals
The governments of Canada and British Columbia invested $395.5 million to support the electrification of public transit across the province.
Tribe Property Technologies announced a partnership with KnockNok, an app aiming to connect people who need home maintenance and repair services with experienced handymen.
Eight new projects have received a combined $1.84 million in funding from the Genomic Innovation for Regenerative Agriculture, Food and Fisheries program to bolster the resiliency and sustainability of B.C.'s agtech and beyond.
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🗞️ In other news
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade announced its 24 finalists for the 2023 Business Distinction Awards.
The Frontier Collective — a coalition of leaders in tech, culture, and community — released the latest video in its Creators of Vancouver series, featuring Anthonia Ogundele of Ethos Lab.
Queertech, an organization that promotes LGBT+ representation in the tech industry, is launching in Vancouver and celebrating with a Pride event.
Thinkific announced its Q2 financial results and provided an outlook for Q3.
Damon Motorcycles hosted members of the U.S. consulate, including section chief Sung Choi, to show off its electric motorbikes and promote Vancouver innovation.
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đź’ˇ Ideas and insights
Brandon Chapman, principal at SaaS Wealth Insurance, breaks down the traits, growth potential, and risk of stocks by comparing them to Pokémon.
Remi Scalza, co-founder of C-Suite Content, discussed the tool Shopify integrated into its employees’ calendars to determine how much a meeting costs a company in workers’ time.
Shafin Diamond Tejani, CEO of Victory Square Technologies, reflecting on LinkedIn about his article from 2020: Can Canada keep its brain gain?
Hiroki Kudo, CEO and founder of MerryBiz, published his latest vlog: Week 18: Creating a Unicorn: Hitting a milestone!?
Lynsey Thornton, who helped Shopify scale 100x as a design and product leader, was featured on the It Shipped That Way podcast, discussing the intersection of business and design.
🙋 Your online community
Did you know you can connect with your tech community using our dedicated VTJ Slack? We know not all of you can get to our events in person, so this is your chance to network and chat with your friendly neighbourhood tech professionals from the comfort of your home. Join your VTJ Community Slack now.
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