At Retinad, we have been able to navigate the turbulent waters of the VR industry for the last four years and our mission has been to unearth the ROI of VR advertising campaigns. But we have discovered that problems remains a small, difficult one to solve— plus our friends at…

The era of television as emperor of our attention is gone. Right now there is an important media consumption shift happening. Users are rapidly ‘cutting the cord’, moving away from television as their primary screen, opting instead to spend most of their time on desktop and mobile — or simply…

Anyone who runs long-distance understands the feeling I just experienced: a finish line. Rock climbers understand what I just underwent even better: one peak accomplished, just for the next to begin. My 9-month stint in San Francisco has come to a poetic visa-expiring halt. I now find myself back in…

Whoa, move over meetup #31. That was probably the best SVVR meetups I’ve been to since moving to the Bay Area in February of this year. Hosted at the beautiful Samsung Research America HQ in Mountain View by Jon & Co., …

The 31st edition of the ever-growing and ever-energetic Silicon Valley Virtual Reality (SVVR) did not disappoint. In fact, it was one the best in awhile — particularly with the lively Bruce Wooden at the MC helm. …

This evening I attended the Uncharted Minds Thought Leadership Series created by the ever-talented Gregory Kennedy and Kathie Green. For those who don’t know, the UM Series has featured speakers from top Silicon Valley companies such as Airbnb, Lyft, Medium, PayPal, Coinbase, BoostVC, Misfit Wearables and more. …

Well done Seattle & Vancouver. Your cities have it together in terms of your virtual reality communities. After a four-day tour of the beautiful northern cities, I am left with a feeling that neither has much to envy from Silicon Valley, where VR is (arguably) being born and pioneered. I…

On to the next one. As always in life, a lot is always changing; forever moving and evolving. In the last two and a half-ish years, I’ve evolved almost into an entirely new person. Much like my personal website summarizes: I define myself as a productive rebel. …

Igloo was born from myself and Thibaud’s frustration with the apartment hunting experience in Montreal and Canada. This is the first post detailing our separate sagas of apartment-hunting agony and the twisted road which led us to meet each other. I’ll begin with the first chapter in my story. When…