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🏙️ A Vancouver pump and dump? | Sunday Briefing
Plus, meet the inaugural BC Innovators Hall of Fame inductees, and see how local tech responded to the national strike.
Kate Wilson
July 30, 2023
Last week I asked you about the best place to host our morning coffees. The results? The majority of you are happy with downtown Vancouver, though 27% would be interested in attending in the Burnaby, New West, and Tri-Cities area. Do you have an office in one of those regions and want to host Vancouver Tech Morning Coffee? Shoot me an email and we’ll make it happen — we already know you’ll have a crowd of attendees!
Let’s also zoom out a bit from just downtown Vancouver, as you’ve told me that it can be tough to come to our events if you have kids with morning drop-offs. So — which neighbourhood would be most convenient for you for an 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. coffee meetup?
Now onto today’s briefing. It’s 1,209 words: a four-minute read.
-Kate, @KateWilsonSays
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🗞️ In other news
The B.C. Securities Commission alleges six individuals associated with Core Capital Partners have carried out a $46 million pump-and-dump scheme from 2017 to 2019.
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