{"id":74713,"date":"2018-01-04T17:44:25","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T01:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=74713"},"modified":"2018-02-05T13:34:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T21:34:26","slug":"weekly-tech-roundup-january-4-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-tech-roundup-january-4-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tech Roundup: January 4, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74713\" class=\"elementor elementor-74713 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc8d201 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bc8d201\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3585a6e4\" data-id=\"3585a6e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9303de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d9303de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Happy New Year! See how the year is starting off in the wonderful world of Tech.<\/p><h3>1. Canadians are most active women entrepreneurs in the world<\/h3><p title=\"Women in Canada more likely to open their own businesses than in any other nation, according to global report.\">Women in Canada more likely to open their own businesses than in any other nation, according to global report.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3847934 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3847934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-900d791 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"900d791\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58846ac\" data-id=\"58846ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd6062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcd6062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title single-title\">2. How Canada&#8217;s Tech Industry Should Prepare for Impending Tax Changes<\/h3><p title=\"Women in Canada more likely to open their own businesses than in any other nation, according to global report.\">Tax changes are in the air. And for the Canadian tech industry, I\u2019m afraid these changes aren\u2019t all good.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e3fe8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"61e3fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/betakit.com\/how-canadas-tech-industry-should-prepare-for-impending-tax-changes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2ea55f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2ea55f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49877e7\" data-id=\"49877e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38aea62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38aea62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">3. The International in Vancouver? Valve may move huge \u2018Dota 2\u2019 esports event from Seattle to Canada<\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dota2.com\/international\/overview\/\">The International<\/a>\u00a0could be heading north.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Valve isn\u2019t yet talking publicly about its plans, but several clues point to the video-game giant moving its huge Dota 2 esports tournament from its backyard in Seattle across the border to Vancouver, B.C.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970e018 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"970e018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2017\/international-vancouver-valve-may-move-huge-dota-2-esports-event-seattle-canada\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cf53a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cf53a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-984c861\" data-id=\"984c861\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3371681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3371681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"skip-link-target\" class=\"c-primary-title c-primary-title--news\" tabindex=\"-1\">4. The future is meow: How the Ethereum blockchain became overrun with virtual cats<\/h3><p>It&#8217;s the latest twist in the cryptomania saga. In recent weeks, 160,000 users have spent an estimated $15.5-million (U.S.) worth of cryptocurrency on collectible virtual kittens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70cccc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b70cccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/the-future-is-meow-how-the-ethereum-blockchain-became-overrun-with-virtual-cats\/article37376359\/?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_source=NotionPort\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93244d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93244d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a84d3d\" data-id=\"9a84d3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83d55c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e83d55c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"u-colorWhite u-textAlignCenter\">5. Why Join a Company That\u2019s Scaling Up<\/h3><p>Y Combinator president\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sama\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sam Altman<\/a>\u00a0has had a front-row seat to the successes and challenges of some of the fastest growing companies of the past decade. Stripe, Dropbox, Airbnb, just to name a few. We asked Sam what advice he had for founders and employees at high-growth startups, and what they should keep in mind when it\u2019s time to hire and scale up the team. Below is Sam\u2019s response, including a list of 20 YC startups that are entering hypergrowth and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/angel.co\/job-collections\/yc-startups-that-are-aggressively-hiring\">hiring aggressively<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8ea4c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee8ea4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/angel.co\/talent-hacks\/scaling-up?utm_campaign=platform-newsletter-121917&#038;utm_content=main-content-link&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=platform-newsletter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dad254f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dad254f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7f8efe\" data-id=\"a7f8efe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ed64d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"20ed64d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3141\" height=\"3141\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Spring_Headshots-23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-74447\" alt=\"Chin Hing Chang, Head of Growth at Spring\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Spring_Headshots-23.jpg 3141w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Spring_Headshots-23-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Spring_Headshots-23-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Spring_Headshots-23-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Spring_Headshots-23-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Spring_Headshots-23-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Spring_Headshots-23-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3141px) 100vw, 3141px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Chin Hing Chang, Head of Growth @ Spring<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chin mentors employees looking to start a new venture and non-profit organizations looking to spin out a for-profit venture. 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