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Canadian tech is (still!) hiring
"I'm just concerned about finding tech talent."
Nora Jenkins Townson (Bright + Early) and Meagan Simpson (BetaKit) join to explain why over 350 compa…
3 years, 4 months ago
Learning from embedded FinTech leaders at Traction
"Shopify Pay still uses Stripe and they have some crazy scale."
Immad Akhund (CEO, Mercury) and Jon Fry (CEO, Lendflow) join BetaKit's Douglas Soltys…
3 years, 4 months ago
How GrowthX found product-market fit across Canada's accelerators
"Do you really want to get big fast? You take my money, I'm going to poke you in the eye every day going forward."
GrowthX CEO and founding partner A…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Global Talent Stream needs streamlining
"It's not as broken as other things."
VanHack CEO Ilya Brotzky joins to explain what's causing the 4-6 month waiting period for Canadian tech compani…
3 years, 4 months ago
Can FinTech help Canadian Muslims with financial access?
"I represent a different community that has different needs."
Manzil CEO Mohamad Sawwaf explains the cultural, regulatory, and compliance roadblocks …
3 years, 5 months ago
Tracking the tech downturn across Canada with data
"This was the moment that you knew the hangover was about to kick in."
Tech reporter Isabelle Kirkwood joins to walk us through an ecosystem-by-ecosy…
3 years, 5 months ago
Shopify stumbling, Rogers resilient, recession fundraising (AMA episode)
"That's the pull quote. 'Amber Mac: things are crumbling.'"
Special guest Amber Mac joins to answer listener questions on the award-nominated BetaKit…
3 years, 5 months ago
Mark McQueen thinks it's a great time to have a chequebook
"When we look at companies today, I'm reminded of what it was like - just how bleak it was - in that summer of 2000. You can play through that as an …
3 years, 5 months ago
Solving the lack of access to capital for Indigenous entrepreneurs
"Trust, and Indigenous impact measurement, and the wellbeing of Indigenous families sit alongside risk and return. In fact, in our fund, sit signific…
3 years, 6 months ago
Why Startupfest is a tech company now
"Other conferences are phoning it in."
Startupfest's Alistair Croll and Olivia Rossi join to explain how Canada's Original Startup Conference has cha…
3 years, 6 months ago