
I first noticed NFTs in August 2020 when Dapper Labs raised a 12M round from the likes of A16Z, USV, Samsung…

My first taste of alternative meat was entirely by accident. I went to Harvey’s (a Canadian burger chain) to grab…

The United Nations estimates that the world has a total population of about 7.7 billion; it also projects that the population will increase by 2.2 billion in the next 30 years and that it will hit 9.7 billion by 2050. Needless to say, that’s a lot of people to feed.
Topsoil is the upper, outermost layer of soil, usually 10–25 cm deep, where most of Earth’s biological soil activity occurs. That thin layer of soil is responsible for 95% of food produced for human consumption; it’s a vital ingredient in our production of food.
This industry deep dive was co-written by my friend Julia Baird-Oryschak and myself

March 16th 2020:
“If you’re a Canadian abroad it’s time to come home”
— Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
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A look at potential future unicorns in the United Kingdom

I’ve previously written about potential unicorns in the Nordics. If interested, you can find it here. …

Although the beatdown wasn’t as intense as that suffered by the travel and leisure industry, it’s no secret that the global retail sector also suffered heavily as a result of the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders imposed by Covid-19. This was on top of the disruption that the sector was experiencing on account of Shopify powered stores and Amazon.
If there’s good news for the sector it is that it seems like the end is near (relatively speaking); Moderna has announced that it’s Covid-19 vaccine has an efficacy of 94.5% …

Quick takeaways
We Google but we don’t Bing. We Photoshop but we don’t Gimp. We Uber but we don’t Taxi. We Facetime, we Skype and now we Zoom. …

I remember taking an electric scooter for the first time. We had just finished playing a game of lazer tag and wanted to grab drinks some 30…

Every year, the Narwhal Projects releases a list of young Canadian companies that have the potential to be globally important on the world stage. Dubbed the Narwhal List, it identifies companies using the Financial Velocity Metric. …

I remember being in highschool when Shopify began to make real noise around…

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