Globe and Mail story features Hamilton tech entrepreneurs

The Globe and Mail partnered with Hamilton Hive to put together a Young Entrepreneurs Night last week attended by over 400 people, and The Globe and Mail has featured the event in a great story.

Graphic designers, visual artists, tech entrepreneurs, filmmakers and food-and-drink retailers arrived on the 21st floor of 100 King Street West in Hamilton’s downtown core.

Many Hamilton-area individuals volunteered their time and resources to make the event happen. It was the biggest (and broadest) networking event that I can ever remember occurring in the city. And perhaps most importantly it was a unique chance for a national media outlet to see Hamilton and why people are so excited about our city in recent years.

A couple years ago a famous Toronto tech entrepreneur told me he “hadn’t heard of any tech startups coming out of Hamilton”. So it was especially awesome to see “tech entrepreneurs” referenced specifically – while individual Hamilton-area tech firms have received national and international publicity, being added to the mix in publicity like this was excellent for creating broader awareness of our local industry too!