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		<title>MaRS brings 10 startups to CDMN&#8217;s Canada 3.0 Innovation Alley</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 17:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Marron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p>MaRS is excited to bring ten amazing companies to CDMN Canada 3.0&#8242;s Innovation Alley May 14 + 15.</p>
<p>Our MaRS booth (table #44) will also host Chris Bryson, CEO and Co-founder of Unata. Be sure to ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/startupsblog/mars-brings-10-startups-to-canada-3-0-innovation-alley/">MaRS brings 10 startups to CDMN&#8217;s Canada 3.0 Innovation Alley</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>New Business Models in Digital Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Bogaart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p>Healthcare is changing. With increased patient access to technology and medical information, and a greater global demand to get better health outcomes for the money being spent, the traditional healthcare business model is being forced ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/features/new-business-models-in-digital-health/">New Business Models in Digital Health</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>[Recap] eCommerce Meetup: Understanding Your Customer in the Digital World</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 21:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p>Last night we had another great discussion for our eCommerce Toronto Meetup with special guest: Lisa Delorme, CEO and Co-Founder of Rent Frock Repeat, who lead the discussion. This month our group dissected the topic of: Understanding Your ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/startupsblog/recap-ecommerce-toronto-meetup-understanding-your-customer-in-the-digital-world/">[Recap] eCommerce Meetup: Understanding Your Customer in the Digital World</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Apply to pitch at International Startup Festival &#8211; deadline is Friday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Marron</dc:creator>
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<p>The International Startup Festival is a 3-day event on the business of startups held in the historic Old Port of Montreal. Happening July 10-12, 2013, it brings together aspiring founders, groundbreaking innovators and veteran entrepreneurs ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/startupsblog/apply-to-pitch-at-international-startup-festival-in-montreal/">Apply to pitch at International Startup Festival &#8211; deadline is Friday!</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>New programming, pricing for CDMN Canada 3.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Marron</dc:creator>
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<p>It&#8217;s just under three weeks until CDMN Canada 3.0 2013! It will be the biggest national digital media conference of its kind &#8211; going well beyond marketing and into how to leverage technology to drive ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/startupsblog/canada-3-0/">New programming, pricing for CDMN Canada 3.0</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian high-tech startups: New report highlights secrets to their success</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neha Khera @ MaRS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p>Over the past five years, approximately 183 Canadian high-tech companies have been acquired by other companies. On average, it took these companies eight years to reach this milestone, reaching an average valuation of US$100 million ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/industry-trends/canadian-high-tech-startups-new-report-highlights-secrets-to-their-success/">Canadian high-tech startups: New report highlights secrets to their success</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Borderless Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ayoon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p>If you’re reading this piece, chances are you are looking to raise money for your startup. (Congratulations!) No one said this was an easy task, and the recommendations provided in this report may only make ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/features/borderless-investments/">Borderless Investments</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Startup marketing: The customer</title>
		<link>http://marscommons.marsdd.com/startupsblog/startup-marketing-the-customer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Monk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p>In the startup marketing series, Nathan will address some of the key brand and marketing challenges that startups face as they discover scalable and repeatable business models. The purpose of the series is to help ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/startupsblog/startup-marketing-the-customer/">Startup marketing: The customer</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Viafoura hosting Big Data Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Ghafour</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p>Viafoura has a lot of interest in big data. Because the Viafoura platform has been installed on large, enterprise websites, we process large amounts of data, including social data from logins, opinion data from comments ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/startupsblog/viafoura-hosting-big-data-week/">Viafoura hosting Big Data Week</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Building a software development team: Three hot tips for startups</title>
		<link>http://marscommons.marsdd.com/industry-trends/building-a-software-development-team-three-hot-tips-for-startups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Marron</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dev]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p>Last week’s MaRS Best Practices event featured Khurram Virani and Jake Hirsch-Allen, partners at Functional Imperative, a Toronto-based boutique web design and development agency. Khurram and Jake discussed and highlighted the software development needs of ...</p><p>The post <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com/industry-trends/building-a-software-development-team-three-hot-tips-for-startups/">Building a software development team: Three hot tips for startups</a> appeared first on <a href="http://marscommons.marsdd.com">MaRS Commons</a>.</p>]]></description>
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