Big Bang ERP is one of many tech based companies that are setting up their home base here in District Centrale. They are not alone in DC, currently several ‘ERP’ companies are based in the area (ERP is an industry focused on designing software for companies who want to implement automated business management). Big Bang […]
The main reason I headed down to New Orleans was to checkout the city and its renowned Jazz Festival. Another reason was the Collision Tech Conference. I’ve been involved in startups and technology for many years so it was obviously of interest. I was glad to see there was an entire track about music and […]
“We have to make our own opportunities, because men aren’t going to do it for us,” Alicia V. Carr from Atlanta declared during her keynote the first morning of Women Techmakers MTL. She should know – at 51, she taught herself Objective C, and used it to build an iOS app to combat domestic violence. […]
We can never get enough of fashion, art or tech. Here’s what we will be up to next week! Museé McCord Montreal Fashion Tech Afterhours McCord Museum – 690, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E9 30 March, 2017 17h-21h Musee McCord will be hosting an unforgettable evening that will intertwine design, art, fashion and […]
What is Lemonade Workspace? Lemonade Workspace offers entrepreneurs affordable co-working options from hot desks and dedicated cubicles to private conference rooms. Oh yeah, and it includes access to a gym! Why Lemonade? Let’s face it: overhead puts a significant strain on small businesses – especially freelancers. When you add up the costs, it puts a […]
Our partners at StartupFest have some exciting news for international startups: you can now apply now to live and work in one of Canada’s top Startup cities for three months! This new initiative, StartupExperience.CA, also gives entrepreneurs from Canada the opportunity to in a different Canadian city. How about that, eh? They have partnered with […]
Last Thursday, Team DCMTL attended Queer Tech MTL’s monthly event, only this time there was an especially unique theme: For the Love of Allies. This networking equivalent of a love note paid homage to the allies who continue to support the Queer startup community. As their invitation said: “Without our allies, we would be far too exclusionary for our […]
Team DCMTL attended the February edition of MTL NewTech’s DemoNight, hosted at District 3 – our old stomping grounds at Concordia (where 90% of Team DCMTL studied). It was a big night for Les Pitonneux – a skills incubator for people learning code, as it marked their graduation from the LAB12 12-week program. Les Pitonneux presenting at […]
DCMTL Blog attended Ford Canada’s Go Small, Live Big panel, hosted by Jean-Benoit Aubé. The panel took place as part of the launch of the all-new 2018 EcoSport® – Ford’s latest Fun, Capable and Connected compact SUV, and featured three of Central District most dynamic entrepreneurs Marc-Antoine Bovet, Co-founder of OatBox, Marie-Philip Simard Founder of […]
Queer Tech MTL is kicking off 2017 on a high note, and encouraging the members of Montreal’s queer tech community to be their authentic selves in the workplace. If you are not familiar with Queer Tech MTL, it’s a non-profit that creates a space to network and meet other like-minded professionals who self-identify as Tech+Queer – including […]