Podcast Episodes

What Canada can learn from AI use in South Africa

"How do we collect data so that we give it in the hands of the government in an efficient way? We're in a democratic country. Isn't this data suppose…

1 year, 9 months ago

Evolving Canada's AI strategy with CIFAR's Elissa Strome

"This is a technology that now is directly impacting society every day and is impacting people's lives. And if we're going to help continue its devel…

1 year, 10 months ago

Pablo Srugo wanted to be "insanely rich." It killed his startup.

"This was mine. This was done. I was going to be the next Steve Jobs, I was going to be rich—everything was happening. And now they took it away."

As…

1 year, 10 months ago

Harley Finkelstein wants Canadian entrepreneurs to ignore the "bullshit"

"Using Canada as an excuse for why you didn't get funding, you didn't get to hire the right person … I think that's bullshit."

Shopify president Harl…

1 year, 10 months ago

AI roundtable: Hugging Face, Zapier, Tenstorrent (and more)

"Verticalized AI applications right now are available, right now accelerating industry after industry."

AI is moving so fast it can be hard to keep u…

1 year, 10 months ago

CEO roundtable: Shopify, Wealthsimple, Lightspeed, Koho, Ecobee

"The world is loopy. Everything is a cycle. Everything is a product of compounding changes."

Summer is almost over, so hear from these Canadian tech …

1 year, 11 months ago

Canadian Web3 regulations & Coinbase's year in review

"I think it's really important for Canadians to speak to their public officials and remind them that this is an important industry. They should be ta…

1 year, 11 months ago

What Vault's co-founder learned at Revolut

"If you want to succeed and build an enduring and large business for Canadians, that has to be your focus. Nothing else. If you want to focus on Cana…

1 year, 11 months ago

What feels true for VCs and founders with Sand Hill North's Ryan Henry

"If you're an emerging manager on your first or second fund, you need to find winners. But realistically, the vast majority of funds here in Canada a…

1 year, 11 months ago

Why has developer hiring slowed? (AMA episode)

"It was a seller's market during the pandemic … They were staffing up in the anticipation of growth that never actually materialized. It's now a buye…

2 years ago