Fuss will work in Sortable’s newly-created role of chief revenue officer, where he will be responsible for revenue-generating activities like sales, marketing, and partnerships. Before joining VICE, Fuss was SVP of media solutions at Blue Ant Media, and has worked at media companies like Alliance Atlantis (now Corus), Mode Media, Yahoo Canada, and CHUM.Read more
CTV.ca: 7 local tech companies named some of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing
Deloitte’s 2016 list of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing technology companies contains no shortage of businesses based in Waterloo Region.Read more
BetaKit: Deloitte releases its list of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing companies
For almost 20 years, Deloitte has used the Technology Fast 50 program to celebrate Canadian companies that the firm says demonstrate innovation and rapid revenue growth over the last four years of operation.Read more
BoingBoing.net: Canadian tech firms will have their pick of overseas talent thanks to
The massive talent shortage in tech has all kinds of weird effects: the inability to outbid tech giants means that badly secured hospitals get devoured by ransomware; it means that companies that value diversity get to outmaneuver much better-resourced competitors; it means that companies that pledge to be ethical can edge out their competition (and that unethical conduct can have …
The Record: 7 Waterloo Region firms on Technology Fast 50 list
WATERLOO REGION — Seven Waterloo Region companies are on a new list of Canada’s fastest growing technology companies. Sortable, Axonify, Clearpath, Magnet Forensics, Aeryon Labs, eSentire and Dejero Labs are on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list for 2016, which ranks the companies by revenue growth over the previous three years.Read more
AdExchanger: In new sell-side push, Facebook trials header bidding and tie-ins with native SSPs
Facebook confirmed it’s “exploring header bidding with a small set of publishers.” Those partners may include USA Today and Hearst, according to The Information, which was first to report the news.Read more
AlleyWatch: NY AdTech panel hits heavy on pros, cons of header bidding, Google
Digital advertising is a heavily jargon-based industry, and the simplest of concepts can end up sounding complex. Specifically, the rise of header bidding has intrigued many in the industry, but what exactly is header bidding and what effect will it have?Read more
BBC: A Trump presidency has Americans looking north
Every four years, terrified by a potential president, many Americans roll out a well-worn pronouncement: “I’m moving to Canada!” However, this year they have helped to make that often empty threat a reality. The 2016 election campaign has been full of surprises, the biggest is Donald Trump. His divisive campaign has turned some American voters off. But he’s on track …
Vox: The reasons Americans want to move to Canada are the reasons it’s really hard to do it
In 2016, you’re not alone: The Canadian government’s immigration website crashed the day after Donald Trump swept the Super Tuesday primaries, under the force of thousands of Americans Google searching “move to Canada.” Read more
CBC News: Silicon Valley North? Toronto, Waterloo position themselves as next tech hub
‘Waterloo [has] the sort of hacker, hustler, entrepreneurial mindset — but Toronto brings scale’