Cultivating Startups

No guest this week, so a roundup of recent news and updates from startup ecosystems. [1:50] It's deadline week for applications to Canada's Innovation Superclusters program. $950 million up for grabs. [2:50] The new Grand Innovations hub in Cambridge is coming along and looking at a January opening. [3:56] Volta Labs is tripling its space in downtown Halifax. [4:30] New research reports from the Impact Centre. The latest one looks at whether VC-backed Canadian startups have experienced marketing talent and how they compare to U.S. unicorns. [8:34] Funding for Edmonton organizations under the Alberta Entrepreneurship Incubator Program. [9:15] Why are we still using the Osterwalder-Pigneur business model canvas? It's not startup friendly and there are better alternatives [11:41] Provincial funding for Co.Labs incubator in Saskatoon. [12:51] A look at the Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive (SCII). [13:54] WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT BEING ACQUIRED? Why do so many Canadian columnists treat a startup be