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“There was kind of an ‘aha’ moment last May. And it triggered a conversation that I believe was really frank on both sides.”

CVCA CEO Kim Furlong joins to discuss the comments she made in May about t…

“If this is the environment we’re in today, what should we do?”

Aleeza Hashmi (Bessemer), Michelle Yu (Georgian), and Laura Lenz (OMERS) join BetaKit senior editor Meagan Simpson for a conversation a…

"If we take a look at some of the salaries we were seeing, it was probably four engineers and our entire round was gone."

Eva Lau (Two Small Fish), Shawn Hewat (Wavy), and Kathleen Chan (Calico) disc…

"There was a bit of ego raising." "I think it has been a disaster." "I read BetaKit for the truth."

Canadian tech luminaries try to make sense of a crazy year in this compilation of interviews record…

"Are we willing to let companies die in Canadian tech?" "Yes."

VC Matt Roberts joins for a special episode of the BetaKit Podcast recorded live at SAAS NORTH, answering attendee and speaker questions…

"If any AI startup comes to you and says, 'we found how to evaluate truth,' you should hold a reasonable doubt. I don't think we're close to this."

Ex-Googler and former Element AI co-founder Philipp…

"If Canadian VCs weren't allowed to talk to journalists anonymously, they would never say anything."

The BetaKit Podcast's monthly AMA episode answers listener questions about what the future holds f…

"One of the things that's funniest in tech is the complete and utter lack of self-awareness."

Comedian and podcaster Alexis Gay joins to share her transition from working in tech to creating content …

"I think it's hard to beat the optimist out of a VC."

The Globe and Mail's Sean Silcoff joins to discuss whether or not the Canadian tech boom is fizzling out. Public policy expert Vass Bednar joins …

"There's a direct relationship between the mental health of the entrepreneur and the performance of the company."

Econa founder Dr. Michael Freeman returns to discuss how the current tech winter is i…

"Essentially, Amazon has failed to make this company profitable. It doesn’t make money."

Streamer, YouTuber, and Novo CEO Devin Nash joins to explain the myriad ways Amazon's experiment with Twitch i…

“Half a billion dollars for women in Canadian tech. Pretty cool!”

The BetaKit Podcast's monthly AMA episode answers listeners' (tough!) questions about bad news coming from Real Ventures and exciting…

“This is the rise and fall of a company that had hundreds of millions of dollars to play with and nothing left to say about it.”

Globe and Mail reporter Josh O'Kane joins to discuss his new book, Sid…

"I’m just concerned about finding tech talent."

Nora Jenkins Townson (Bright + Early) and Meagan Simpson (BetaKit) join to explain why over 350 companies are looking to hire Canadian tech talent in t…

"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 onstage to discuss how startups can embed FinTech…

“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 Andrew Goldner shares how his Valley-founded early-…

"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 companies using the Global Talent Stream, and shares a ne…

"I represent a different community that has different needs."

Manzil CEO Mohamad Sawwaf explains the cultural, regulatory, and compliance roadblocks that are slowing him from financially serving more…

"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-ecosystem breakdown of Canadian tech venture funding in…

"That's the pull quote. 'Amber Mac: things are crumbling.'"

Special guest Amber Mac joins to answer listener questions on the award-nominated BetaKit Podcast. Topics include: Shopify's layoffs, Roger…