{"id":75270,"date":"2018-03-01T18:26:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T02:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=75270"},"modified":"2018-03-01T18:30:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T02:30:09","slug":"weekly-tech-roundup-mar-1-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-tech-roundup-mar-1-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tech Roundup: Mar 1, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75270\" class=\"elementor elementor-75270 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-27c21b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27c21b8\" 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-a405d13\" data-id=\"a405d13\" 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-61fa62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61fa62a\" 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>A collection of real fundraising decks to learn from, a city by city review of startup funding, managing remote teams, creating inclusive workplaces and Walmart&#8217;s new grocery delivery service; you&#8217;re not going to want to miss this week&#8217;s jam packed Tech Roundup.<\/p>\t\t\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-f2be42a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2be42a\" 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-bce852b\" data-id=\"bce852b\" 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-f65a4f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f65a4f9\" 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=\"pitch-deck-title\">1. Startup Pitch Decks<\/h3><p>A collection of real fundraising decks from real startups. In total, these decks have raised\u00a0over $400 million.\u00a0<\/p><p>In this (non-representative) sample set are 6 Seed decks, 6 Series A, 4 Series B, and 1 Series C &amp; D\u2026<strong>= 18 examples from 17 transparent companies sharing their learnings with us.<\/strong><\/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-7898077 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7898077\" 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:\/\/attach.io\/startup-pitch-decks\/?ref=producthunt\">\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-ee17b04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee17b04\" 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-23019d6\" data-id=\"23019d6\" 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-ff140d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff140d6\" 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\">2. Walmart courts urban Vancouver customers with launch of fresh grocery delivery service<\/h3><p>Walmart Canada Corp. is ramping up its food selling business in the West with the launch of online fresh grocery delivery in Vancouver as supermarkets across the country step up their fight against Amazon.com Inc.<\/p><p>Walmart, which began delivering groceries to residents in the Toronto area last year, announced Wednesday that it will launch fresh grocery delivery in Vancouver this summer through the service Food-X Urban Delivery Inc.<\/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-c74b405 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c74b405\" 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=\"http:\/\/business.financialpost.com\/news\/retail-marketing\/walmart-courts-urban-vancouver-customers-with-launch-of-fresh-grocery-delivery-service?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BgGlRPzTlRumwzAaZLEgFwg%3D%3D&#038;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-83d5cc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83d5cc6\" 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-b35bc2e\" data-id=\"b35bc2e\" 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-b437f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b437f72\" 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\">3. Discover Tectoria Panel Says Tackling Unconscious Bias, Education Part of Building Inclusive Workplaces<\/h3><p>The ever-quiet sibling of the mainland metropolis that is Victoria, British Columbia continues to surprise and grow. With help from groups like the Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology &amp; Entrepreneurship Council, the veil is lifted\u2014if ever so slightly\u2014a few times a year, and it truly exposes the veins of an astounding technological sector which just so happens to be the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/business\/b-c-s-technology-sector-leads-in-growth-report-1.7843464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leading employment industry<\/a>\u00a0within British Columbia\u2019s capital city.<\/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-6ab31c5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ab31c5\" 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\/discover-tectoria-panel-says-tackling-unconscious-bias-education-part-of-building-inclusive-workplaces\/\">\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-6a62956 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a62956\" 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-705a8ce\" data-id=\"705a8ce\" 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-add27a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add27a7\" 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\">4.\u00a0Canadian Startup Funding in 2017: a City by City Ecosystem Review<\/h3><p>In January, PwC Canada and CB Insights\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/betakit.com\/pwc-moneytree-report-canadian-tech-raised-3-3-billion-in-2017-as-ai-and-fintech-stayed-hot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released the MoneyTree report<\/a>\u00a0analyzing Canadian VC activity for Q4 and all of 2017. In a year where Canadian companies raised $3.3 billion CAD ($2.7 billion USD) total, the report found that seed stage investments are declining across the country \u2014 a sign that Canadian companies are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/betakit.com\/2017-shows-healthtech-funding-primed-to-grow-in-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finding their product-market fit<\/a>, according to PwC\u2019s Michael Dingle.<\/p><p>The report also tracks Canadian cities showing significant activity within their startup ecosystems. To gather a yearlong perspective on how Canada\u2019s tech hubs have performed, BetaKit spoke with PwC\u2019s tech team from each city to talk standout sectors, and what each ecosystem needs.<\/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-059f11a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"059f11a\" 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\/canadian-startup-funding-in-2017-a-city-by-city-ecosystem-review\/\">\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-0958300 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0958300\" 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-1cc6362\" data-id=\"1cc6362\" 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-78f456b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f456b\" 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>5. How We Manage Projects on a Fully Remote\u00a0Team<\/h3><p><span class=\"graf-dropCap\">We\u00a0<\/span>don\u2019t have full-time project managers at\u00a0<a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/doist.com\/?utm_source=doist_blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=remote_team_project_management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"http:\/\/doist.com?utm_source=doist_blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=remote_team_project_management\">Doist<\/a>. In fact, up until a year ago we didn\u2019t have any kind of formalized project management system. When you\u2019re a team of 20, that can work (more or less). 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