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Douglas Soltys is the Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit and founder of BetaKit Incorporated. He has worked for a few failed companies and written about many more. He spends too much time on the Internet. You can reach him on Signal: @tr0ndizzle.83

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SaaS

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The UWaterloo experts building quantum-safe cybersecurity

Jun 21, 2022

Plus: Google pays $118 million for underpaying women.

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FinTech

F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple, Coinbase, WonderFi make staff cuts

Jun 20, 2022

Plus: Wave CEO Kirk Simpson to step down three years after acquisition by H&R Block.

Canadian startup news of the week (6/19/22)

Jun 20, 2022

Plus: Inovia raises $420 million CAD for fifth early-stage venture fund.

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Events

Collision’s Paddy Cosgrave talks Shopify, tech downturns, and meaningful connections

Jun 17, 2022

Unpacking a sophisticated global perspective on Canadian tech.

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Layoffs

After hiring freeze, Wealthsimple makes staff cuts

Jun 15, 2022

Approximately 13 percent of Wealthsimple staff are affected by the cuts.

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Acquisitions

What’s behind the explosion in acquisition entrepreneurship?

Jun 12, 2022

Welcome to the entrepreneurial equivalent of glamping.

MindFrame Connect

Why Canadian tech founders need better mentors

Jun 5, 2022

Who teaches mentors how to mentor entrepreneurs?

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RBCx’s Anthony Mouchantaf explains why he’s concerned about the (potential) end of VCCI

May 24, 2022

Tony Dagger told you so.

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Should politicians use Twitter + Ontario’s election budget

May 19, 2022

What can a social media account tell us about our elected representatives?

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SaaS

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Earnings week for Q4, Thinkific, Magnet Forensics

May 13, 2022

Plus: Tailscale makes corporate VPNs as easy as ABC.

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FinTech

F|T: The FinTech Times – The Neo Unicorn

May 12, 2022

Plus: Applications are open for the Calgary FinTech Awards.

VC

OMERS Ventures’ Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines

May 9, 2022

What is the value of a valuation?

Can the feds build a talent strategy for digital nomads?

Apr 26, 2022

Do digital nomads solve Canada’s tech talent gap?

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FinTech

Do Canadian FinTechs want bank kickbacks or competition?

Apr 22, 2022

Can a “whole of government” approach to competition break Canada’s oligopolies?

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Quiet tech towns & Twitter’s Elon Musk Problem

Apr 14, 2022

Are you doomscrolling?

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