Peggy Van de Plassche

💸 In Dubai, inequality isn’t hidden. It’s right there: Lamborghinis next to labor buses. Nobody pretends it’s sad, nobody calls for change. It simply is. The pecking order is clear, unapologetic, and…

I’m pressing the reset button: 4 weeks, 2 cities, ~many coffees.
Dubai Sep 10–20 → Abu Dhabi Sep 22–Oct 3.

Why? Because sometimes it’s riskier to stay put than to move. The UAE’s dynamism is a pull; t…

AI-proofing your career boils down to 2 moves:
1) Amplify everything AI can’t do (or doesn’t do well).
2) Double-down on your secret sauce.

Why now? The IMF estimates ~40% of global jobs are exposed t…

Ever had a perfectly normal coffee turn into a TED Talk on how cannibals run the world? Same. ☕🌀

My new newsletter is a field guide to the conspiracy slide—how a chat that starts with “sugar is bad” e…

If you know me well, you know my tolerance for nonsense is… minimal.
 If you don’t know me well, you probably think I’m endlessly calm and kind.
 Both are true.

The problem? We’re living in a world wher…

👨‍🔧 “Let Me Talk to Your Husband.”
Because apparently, you need a Y chromosome to understand drywall.

If I had a dollar for every contractor who said that to me, I’d be sipping rosé in a manicured gar…

🚀 From VC to CEO — and Why Founders Are Rethinking Dilution

What happens when a venture capitalist jumps into the trenches to run one of her portfolio companies?

In this week’s podcast & newsletter, I …

Between calendar invites for brunch, soft-circled plans, 20-text back-and-forths, and the ever-popular last-minute “doctor’s appointment” excuse… I’m starting to think we need a project manager just …

🚀 From Startup to Global HR Tech — and a Family Move to Dubai
What does it take to build a 500-person company, raise three kids, and still prioritize culture over growth-at-all-costs?

This week on the…

🚀 Success, Strategy & Staying Human

A friend reached out recently—unhappy in her role and ready to make a move. We spoke about the job market (not great), office politics (they pass), and the uncomfor…

What does it really take to build and scale deep tech across borders?
(Hint: It's not just capital or code.)

Last week’s event The Humans Behind the Next Wave—co-hosted by La French Tech Toronto, AAGE…

If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’m a sucker for new frontiers.

And lately, one signal keeps getting louder: a growing number of Canadians and Americans—myself included—are turning their a…

Last week, we celebrated FrontFundr’s 10th anniversary—a milestone not just for the company, but for the Canadian innovation economy.

In the past decade, nearly $300M has been invested via FrontFundr …

What if tech outsourcing could actually be… a strategic advantage?

On this week’s podcast, I sat down with Sean Languedoc, founder & CEO of Outforce AI, to talk about why outsourcing is so often broke…

🌍 Staying Global in a Deglobalizing World
Reflections from the Burgundy Forum

Last week, I attended Burgundy’s annual forum in Toronto—a quiet but powerful gathering of serious long-term investors.

The…

What a roof leak taught me about fiduciary duty, asymmetric relationships, and why micro-communities matter more than ever

Would you trust your roofer like you trust your lawyer?

During two days of tor…

🏒What the Maple Leafs’ Playoff Defeat Can Tell Us About the Corporate World

I don’t follow sports. But living in Toronto, even I couldn’t escape the Maple Leafs playoff drama.
The part that stuck with …

I wrote a book. Then I didn’t publish it. Now I’m sharing it anyway.

In the summer of 2022, I started writing Paris, Mushrooms and Me—a raw, funny, and deeply personal story about my first experiences…

💥 Most M&A Deals Fail. So Why Are We Ignoring the Gold Mine Inside Our Own Businesses?
70–90% of M&A deals fail to create value.
And yet, executives, boards, and advisors still chase acquisitions like …

💥 "Raising capital is like a favor from the mafia—once you shake hands, you’re in the game."

That’s one of the many sharp insights from my recent conversation with Brice Scheschuk.

Brice has seen it al…