When Maximilian Tayenthal and Valentin Stalf were founding the mobile banking platform Number26, they decided to leave their native Austria. “Valentin and myself are originally from Vienna, but we felt Berlin offered what we needed to recruit top-notch talent,” Tayenthal says. “The location is a draw for many. We’re literally in the center of Europe. […]

A lot of people have probably heard the word “sprint” or been a part of a “sprint” process at work—solving problems with a systematic process that takes a few days out of your normal routine. Jake Knapp and his team at Google Ventures helped to define and create the sprint system. After running more than […]

 Sitting too much is killing us all. We’re sitting an average of 9.3 hours a day, and this lack of activity has been linked to health problems like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. We’re getting heavier and sicker just by having full-time office jobs. Is there any way to stay fit at work? However, there […]

Montreal, with its continually rising influx of capital and number of startups, has staked its claim as a tech city. According to a recent report from Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, the province of Quebec received $693 million in venture capital in the past year; most of these spoils went to the city’s […]

You know that great employee who goes above and beyond, sending emails on the weekend with an idea, proactively suggesting improvements for the company, or just spreading goodness about your brand? This kind of employee is what makes a business, and I have had the good fortune to work with many of them. What I […]

Many of us have a morning routine to help us launch into the day and arrive at our desks feeling jazzed. Common favorites: coffee, cold-pressed juice, podcasts on the train, or hitting the gym before your body has time to say no. And more coffee. But an important part of starting a new day and […]

The Internet lost it this month when Uber revealed its new logo. Unlike the old design, the new one doesn’t include the company’s signature “U.” It’s now a square inside of a circle, and it’s supposed to represent bits and atoms. “Underwhelming” was one of the kinder responses. “Pretty awful” and “ugly” were more typical […]