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Let's learn about the Alberta Ecosystem and why tech in Alberta is thriving right now.
CEO of Alberta Innovates joins the TechTO team to discuss the future of tech in Canada and the continued journey for innovation.
Learn more about their work and everything they have coming up here: https://albertainnovates.ca
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In this special LIVE episode of the Founders Journey series, we sat down with Justin Bailie, Co-Founder of Rose Rocket to chat about his humbling entrepreneurship journey.
In today's episode, Justin doesn't sugar coat anything, and shares his authentic challenges and important lessons learned that every Founder or aspiring Founder can take inspiration from.
Like and subscribe to the Founders Journey so you never miss an episode as it drops.
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series. Today's episode is hosted by Alexandra Reilly, Head of Marketing at TechTO
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Christian Weedbrook, CEO and Co-Founder of Xanadu. What is Xanadu you might ask? Take a listen and find out.
Aside from AI and Quantum Computing, in this episode, we also chat about:
- Coming to Toronto to build a business (and his love of the ecosystem)
- How AI (and its speed of iteration) is impacting Xanadu and their progression in the space
- Where he sees Xanadu making the biggest impact
- Raising a large fundraising round in a tough market (and what he wants other founders to know)
- The trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship (he’s not sugar coating anything)
- Finding the right team to help you scale and build
You can also connect with Christian via email at christian@xanadu.ai
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Kevin Kliman, CEO and Co-Founder of Humi. Humi is helping companies manage HR and the people side of their businesses, better.
In this episode, we also chat about:
- Kevin's unique beginnings
- His pivot from dentistry to entrepreneurship
- Building a team
- Understanding the dynamic needs of people
- His inspiration for creating Humi
- The future of the business and HR in general
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
Share this episode with a friend and don't forget to leave us a rating and let us know who we should interview next!
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Tate Hackert, President and Founder of ZayZoon. ZayZoon is helping companies win with employees by improving their financial well-being. Tate discusses his Founders journey, how he built ZayZoon, and tips for beating imposter syndrome as a Founder.
In this episode, we also chat about:
- Tate’s Background and Early Entrepreneurial Experience
- Tips for Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
- Formation of ZayZoon
- Early Business Ideation
- Connecting with Mentors
- Balancing Analysis and Action
- Employee Wellness at ZayZoon
- Go-to-Market Strategy for ZayZoon
- Learning from Metrics and Adjustments
- The Importance of Ongoing Fine-Tuning and Product Optimization
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to the newest season of TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Hussein Fazal, Co-Founder and CEO of Super.
On this special live episode of the Founders Journey, Hussein joined Alex Norman to discuss the dramatic growth and impressive reputation of Super and how they grew their customer base.
Here's what you can expect:
(0:00) Intro's(01:52) What was the insight that led you to become a founder? (2:57) What was the idea behind AdParlor?(5:00) Why did you exit? (6:05) What was your biggest lesson learned as a first time founder? (7:12) How did you know it was the right time to start Super? (9:24) What was the idea behind Super?(12:27) Why did you choose to fundraise the second time around? (13:45) What is your current traction? (14:39) How did you transition from travel to fintech? (16:25) What are the benefits and challenges building for lower middle class customers? (19:42) Snap was founded in Toronto but seems to have a strong presence in SF, why?(22:27) Audience Q&ALearn more about Super: https://www.super.com/Have any follow-up questions for Hussein or the Super team? Email alex@techto.org and we'll include them for a follow-up podcast!
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Darren Huston, a well-known leader in tech and the current Founder and CEO at BlackPines Capital Partners.
On this episode of the Founder's Journey, Darren joined us to chat through his unique beginnings and early years at Starbucks and Microsoft. He also shared some inspiring leadership advice from his years of CEO experience and shared more insight from his time at places like Booking.com and Priceline Group.
He might be the most interesting man in tech. And he is opening up to our audience about his career and sharing valuable takeaways for everyone.
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Laura Zizzo, Co-Founder and CEO of Manifest Climate
On this episode of the Founder's Journey, Laura joined us to discuss her journey to building Manifest Climate, her passion for climate conservation, how Manifest is taking strides to change the world and what the future holds.
Connect with Laura on LinkedIn to chat all things Manifest Climate!
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Michael Millar, Founder and CEO of Verto Health
On this episode of the Founder's Journey, Michael discussed his long journey of building Verto, his unique background in healthcare, how Verto played a pivotal role in the vaccine roll out, and the future of healthcare and Verto.
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn here to chat all things Verto!
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
Share this podcast with a friend, and leave us a review. Who should we speak to next time? Let us know on social!
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today we were joined by Prem Kalevar and Karamdeep Nijjar from Inovia Capital to chat about the newly announced Discovery Fund that was just launched.
On this special episode, we dive deeper into the inspiration behind the fund, who it will support, and what Founders need to know about Inovia and their investments.
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current business.Today’s guest is Kevin Collins, Founder and CEO of Charli AI
On this episode of the Founders Journey, Kevin discussed everything from his early years as an entrepreneur, founding multiple businesses, the unique inspiration behind Charli AI, and the future of AI and where we are headed.
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Kirk Simpson, Co-Founder and CEO of Qui Identity.
On this special live episode of the Founders Journey, Kirk joined Alex Norman and hundreds of other technologists, founders, and leaders to chat through his journey to founding and building Qui. He also shared his unique insights on how he got here today and advice for others who want to launch their own business.
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current business.Today’s guest is Michael Garrity, CEO of Financeit
On this episode of the Founders Journey, Michael discussed everything from his early years as a Founder, the unique gap within consumer finance solutions that needed to be filled, their recent acquisition of a leading competitor, and his hopes for the future.
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Justin Herlick, CEO of Pine.
On this special live episode of the Founders Journey, Justin joined Alex Reilly and hundreds of other technologists, founders, and leaders to chat through his journey to founding and building Pine. He also shared his insights on the current market and how it's impacting his business.
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Raymond Chik, Co-Founder of Untether AI
Untether is helping companies run AI workloads to help operate neural networks faster, cooler, and more cost-effectively using app memory computing.
Raymond joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Untether AI, his previous Founder experience, the most important takeaways for the future of AI, why he Angel invests, and more!
Connect with Raymond on LinkedIn or via email at rchik@untether.ai
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Alex Rink, CEO of Rink Ventures
Alex works as a Strategic Advisor for high-growth companies and VCs/PEs.
He has over 20 years of experience as a SaaS/DaaS CEO/co-founder and executive and most recently lead an M&A and merger integration for a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company.
Alex joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Rink Ventures, the value of his own Founder experience, and how is supporting many companies now as an investor and advisor.
Connect with Alex on LinkedIn
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Nabeil Alazzam, Founder and CEO of Forma.ai
Forma.ai is the world’s first sales compensation solution driven by a collective data model. It allows organizations to design, execute, and optimize their sales compensation strategy within a single platform.
Nabeil joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Forma.ai, his university years, lessons learned as a consultant, and his goals for the future of Forma.ai
Connect with Nabeil on LinkedIn and learn more about forma.ai on their website.
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
Forma.ai is also hiring - apply here
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.Today’s guest is Erin Bury, Co-Founder and CEO of Willful.
Willful is an online platform that allows you to create your will as quickly and easily as possible. Willful easily guides you through the process of putting together a will online from the comfort of your own home.
Erin joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Willful, her most important lessons learned, and her hopes for the future of estate planning and the education behind it for Canadians.
Connect with Erin on Social Media and learn more about Willful at www.willful.co
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Dr. Brett Belchetz, Co-Founder and CEO of Maple.
Today, Brett shares more about Maple, what inspired him to start the business, the future of healthcare in Canada, and how Maple is making a massive change in the industry across Canada.
Connect with Brett on Twitter and learn more about Maple at www.getmaple.com
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series. In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups, and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Rishi Nayyar, Co-Founder and CEO of PocketHealth. Today, Rishi shares more about PocketHealth, what inspired him to start the business, the future of healthcare in Canada, and the important lessons he learned while scaling his business.
Connect with Rishi on LinkedIn and learn more about PocketHealth and their open roles on their careers page
To keep up with content like this and learn about new content that's dropping every week, subscribe to the TechTO Newsletter and get it right to your inbox: www.techto.org/newsletter
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