Toronto-based app Think Dirty is shaking up the cosmetic world and revolutionizing how we buy makeup
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Health Risks and 5 Other Secrets Barcodes Can Tell You
The humble barcode has been a regular part of grocery store shopping since 1974, with the first ever product being scanned on June 26th of that year. Since then, they have become almost invisible, with some package designs finding ingenious ways to hide…
Health Risks and 5 Other Secrets Barcodes Can Tell You
Well, from where we stand, it doesn’t have a formal definition. It’s a movement that means different things for different people. At its core, it’s reexamining how our beauty products are affecting our health and eliminating the things that make cosmetics…
Disruptors Pitch: Think Dirty
The Think Dirty app provides users with a way to learn about the potentially toxic ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products. Customers can scan the product barcode and Think Dirty will give them easy-to-understand info on the product…
The Battle To Regulate Cosmetics
What’s in your cosmetics and can it be harmful to your health? We’ll look at the new calls for — and resistance to — deeper regulation of the cosmetics industry…
10 Canadian Women Who Are Taking the Tech World By Storm
The top 25 female-led startups to participate in the Fierce Founders Bootcamp were announced today. The founders will complete the first phase of programming at the Communitech Hub July 19- 21, 2016, and then return to the Hub from August 23-25, 2016….
10 Canadian Women Who Are Taking the Tech World By Storm
It’s no secret that men dominated the tech world at one point in time. But it’s no longer just a man’s world. The times have changed and women are killing it on the technical turf, especially here on Canadian soil. These are the women who have…
THINK DIRTY’S LILY TSE SAYS PURPOSE, INCLUSIVITY ARE KEY TO BUILDING THE RIGHT COMPANY CULTURE
For Lily Tse, the founder and CEO of Think Dirty, understanding the importance of purpose and inclusivity are crucial to building a strong company with the right culture.
Non-Male, Non-White People Are Still in the Margins of Tech and Entrepreneurship
One look at the average startup event and you’d think entrepreneurship has a strict membership policy: must be young, male and white. Why?
What Apps Do You Use?
Our team at Cup of Jo has some serious old-school tendencies. Caroline still uses a day planner. But we’ve each managed to get hooked on a few apps that we now can’t imagine living without. Here are our current must-haves, and we’d love to hear…