Startup Compass has released its second report tracking the world's top startup ecosystems. The first report, in 2012, saw Toronto and Vancouver both place in the top 10, while Waterloo ranked 16th and Montreal fell just outside the top 20 in 25th. Now, no Canadian city ranks in the top 10; Toronto and Vancouver both fell [...]
No business analysis would be complete without a thorough overview of key performance indicators. In this article we’re going to look at some of the most popular ones and stress the importance of measuring these elements. Key performance indicators should be used to build a fact-based follow-up for the future. Your business uses them every single [...]
Research and Development plays a critical role in the innovation process. It’s essentially an investment in technology and future capabilities which is transformed into new products, processes, and services. In industry and technology sectors R&D is a crucial component of innovation and a key factor in developing new competitive advantages (Heneric, Licht, and Gofka in Europe’s [...]
The “Toshiba eyeglasses-type wearable device,” under development by Toshiba Corporation, has attracted interest from various industries since a prototype was showcased at “CEATEC JAPAN 2014” in Tokyo (Oct. 2014) and at “2015 International CES” in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the U.S. (Jan. 2015). Here, let’s focus on two of the main characteristics of the device that [...]