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Why Canadian tech's rise is built on a stack of Jenga blocks
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Recognize that we're going from an unprecedented monetary boom cycle to probably an unprecedented monetary contractionary cycle." RBCx's Director of ...
Ryan Holmes' next act
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"League of Innovators is trying to solve this problem of how we identify and accelerate young entrepreneurs." LOI Venture founder and GP, Ryan Holmes,...
Ukraine, soonicorns, Canadian tech vibe check (AMA episode)
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"What is your vibe right now about Canadian tech?" Co-hosts Douglas Soltys and Rob Kenedi are joined by BetaKit associate editor Meagan Simpson to ans...
What does the Joe Rogan Experience teach us about tech platforms?
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Has this podcast been fact-checked?" Josh O'Kane (The Globe & Mail) and Katie Jensen (Vocal Fry Studios) join to discuss what the Joe Rogan Experienc...
Who are Canada's 'soonicorns'?
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We're proving that we can build these massive businesses in Canada. I think the confidence level has never been higher." Mike Potter (Rewind), Stepha...
How Ada and Benevity became Canadian tech unicorns
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There's now a new premium on company culture that didn't exist before." Kelly Schmitt (Benevity) and Mike Murchison (Ada) discuss their company's jou...
What stopped The Canadian Shield from supplying the PPE and rapid tests Canada needs?
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't know why we continue to make the same mistakes." The Canadian Shield made 16 million face shields at the start of the pandemic. And then ...
What can the metaverse learn from accessibility leaders?
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"When you design for the edges, you get the middle for free." Maayan Ziv (AccessNow) and Samuel Proulx (Fable) discuss the process of improving access...
Why every SaaS company will become a FinTech
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BetaKit associate editor Meagan Simpson leads a panel conversation with JD St-Martin (Lightspeed) and Joost Ouwerkerk (Hopper) about the desire ...
Conduit makes the case for DeFi
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Imagine that the bank is a program." Conduit co-founder Kirill Gertman joins to explain why he's so excited about the prospects of decentralized fina...
Bessemer, and Trulioo, and Plaid - Oh my!
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"This episode is going to get a little bit SaaS-y." A highlight of BetaKit's interviews at SAAS NORTH, featuring: Alexandra Sukin (Bessemer Venture Pa...
Communitech CEO Chris Albinson shares his plan to help #CDNtech own the podium
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We think we need to get to 14 $1 billion revenue companies." New Communitech CEO Chris Albinson outlines the Waterloo Region tech hub's new True Nort...
Shopify's crypto bros, and anti-growth is cool now (AMA episode)
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"This is a Web3 podcast now." Co-hosts Douglas Soltys and Rob Kenedi are joined by producer Kattie Laur and BetaKit associate editor Meagan Simpson to...
The CDL mentoring session that gave Brice Scheschuk imposter syndrome
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We have really no programming to teach mentors, it's all tribal." Brice Scheschuk (Wind Mobile, Globalive) explains the motivation behind his new ini...