
Words from our leaders
Mitchell Demeter: Three Workplace Boundaries I'm Setting for Our Second Pandemic Winter
While we can't avoid the uncertainty of what is to come, we can get more intentional about the boundaries we set both in and outside of work.
Robert Lewis: Netcoins Becomes The First Publicly Owned Crypto Trading Platform To Be Registered To Trade Crypto Contracts
The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have approved Netcoins as the first crypto trading platform to be registered as a restricted dealer in British Columbia.
Mitchell Demeter: Why I Stopped Playing Out of My Comfort Zone at Work
With our work and personal lives blending together, it’s more important than ever to distinguish when our efforts enhance our natural interest and capabilities and when they are simply better suited for someone else.
Mitchell Demeter: What Bitcoin Can Teach us About Decentralized Leadership
Decentralized leadership has evolved to include leaderless entities owned by shareholders and led through democratic processes written into code and regulated through smart contracts.
Mitchell Demeter: 3 Tips From an Early Bitcoin Investor on Winning the Long Game
With so many distractions in our investor world, it's easy to lose sight of long-term goals. Here are methods I've learned to help keep focused.
Daniel Chai: Canadian startup changing the knee brace game with $6M in funding
Vancouver-based startup Stoko, makers of a new category of professional knee brace support called supportive apparel, recently announced that they have raised $6 million in seed funding from multiple sources, including some of Canada’s top industry investors.
Mitchell Demeter: DeFi-ing the odds: Why DeFi could rebuild trust in financial services
To function effectively, society has long depended on people having faith in their institutions. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and wide-ranging failures of leadership, that faith has been tested like never before.
Meagan Simpson: WITH NEW FINANCING, STOKO WANTS TO DISRUPT THE KNEE BRACE INDUSTRY WITH D2C PRODUCT FOR ATHLETES
A Vancouver-based startup working to disrupt the knee brace industry with a direct-to-consumer product developed using proprietary software is attracting the interest of professional athletes and investors.
Tyler Orton: Vancouver startup Stoko raises $6m in play for athletes’ joint health
Zack Eberwein had his knee brace in his hands hours before hiking the Grouse Grind on the North Shore mountains on the day that would ultimately deliver the third “catastrophic” injury to his knee.
Mitchell Demeter: 3 Ways to Stay Motivated Through an Unpredictable Year
As we surpass the year mark of a global crisis, zoom fatigue and WFH burnout are stronger than ever. Here are three tips for helping your team stay motivated regardless of what the rest of 2021 brings.
Mitchell Demeter: The secret struggles of introverts in a remote workforce
You may think your introverted colleagues are in work-from-home heaven. They’re not. Here are 3 struggles they may be facing and how to support them.
Mitchell Demeter: The case for autonomous leadership in the remote workplace
While the temptation to monitor work-from-home employees is real, leaders who offer more freedom are having less trouble with the transition.