Business

Over the next few years I'm publishing 500 Coffees , introducing you to hundreds of people who are doing interesting stuff in and for the city you live in. This is Coffee #83.

The people at Strongbody Apparel must be feeling very good right now. Their Kickstarter has gone on to raise almost 7 times their original funding goal and there’s still three weeks left in their campaign! Incredible. https://www.kickstarter.

Back in 2008, I launched Vancouver Is Awesome essentially on a whim while working as a freelance creative director.

Whether you think it's the bike lanes or the congestion, everyone has got something to say about driving in Vancouver. One thing that we can all agree on is that adding a little extra safety to our roadways wouldn't be such a bad thing.

It seems like every week there’s a new app that’s going viral.

Another cool Kickstarter coming out of Vancouver! Skye Footwear has married athletic fits with fashionable designs, resulting in some truly distinctive unisex shoes. They’re eye-catching, crazy comfortable and are partially made from recycled goods.

I've avoided talking weed too much in our Investing is Awesome column because, earlier in the year, a lot of Canadian weed companies were seeing stock jumps on less than stellar business plans, and those sort of jumps are often short-lived and danger

Over the next few years I'm publishing 500 Coffees , introducing you to hundreds of people who are doing interesting stuff in and for the city you live in. This is Coffee #82.

The Investing is Awesome column (the thing you're reading) shares weekly tips on how to make your money become more money, but one of the first steps in getting your finances in order is to not waste cash on things that are total and utter scams.

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