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Hack to Start
Toronto

Hack To Start Ep.183: Jordan Scheltgen, co-founder of CaveSocial

Jan 17, 2018

Jordan Scheltgen is the co-founder and managing partner at CaveSocial, a marketing agency that he started during university…

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Hack To Start Ep.182: Jonah Lupton, founder of SoundGuard

Jan 10, 2018

Jonah Lupton is the founder of SoundGuard, the world’s first sound proof paint. Lupton has spent the better part of the last…

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AI

Hack To Start Ep.180: Tom Levesque, co-founder of Rey.ai

Jan 3, 2018

Tom Levesque is the co-founder at Rey.ai. Levesque is a software developer turned product manager. After graduating and working…

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SaaS

Hack To Start Ep.179: Oscar Falmer, founder of TweetReality

Dec 21, 2017

Oscar Falmer is the founder and developer behind the world’s first augmented reality Twitter client, TweetReality. Falmer…

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Hack To Start Ep.178: Amir Shevat, director of developer relations at Slack

Dec 14, 2017

Amir Shevat is the director of developer relations at Slack. Shevat originally fell into developer relations by mistake, volunteering…

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SaaS

Hack To Start Ep.177: Brian Balfour, founder and CEO of Reforge

Dec 7, 2017

Brian Balfour is the founder and CEO of Reforge, an organization that offers selective growth-focused programs for experienced…

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Hack To Start Ep.176: Lydia White, design lead at Beme

Nov 30, 2017

Lydia White is a design lead at Beme, an independent, and wildly ambitious technology and media company bringing a wider range…

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Hack To Start Ep.175: Michael Karnjanaprakorn, co-founder of Skillshare

Nov 22, 2017

Michael Karnjanaprakorn is the co-founder and executive chairman of Skillshare. Karnjanaprakorn has always had a passion and…

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SaaS

Hack To Start Ep.174: Stephanie Engle, product designer at Cruise

Nov 15, 2017

Stephanie Engle is a product designer at Cruise. Before joining the team there, Engle had a background in social products,…

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Retail

Hack To Start Ep.173: Jason Stoff, principal digital product designer at Starbucks

Nov 9, 2017

Jason Stoff is a Principal Digital Product Designer at Starbucks. Before joining the team at Starbucks, Stoff had built a career…

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Hack To Start Ep. 172: Andy Carvell, Author of The Mobile Growth Stack

Nov 2, 2017

Andy Carvell is the author of the Mobile Growth Stack and a Partner at Phiture, a mobile growth consultancy. Andy began his…

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SaaS

Hack To Start EP.171: Livefyre founder Jordan Kretchmer

Oct 26, 2017

Jordan Kretchmer is the Founder & CEO of Livefyre, which was acquired by Adobe in 2016, where he is now a Senior Director…

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Hack To Start Ep.170: Leah Culver, co-founder and CTO of Breaker

Oct 18, 2017

Leah Culver is the co-founder and CTO of Breaker – the best app for listening to podcasts. Culver has been building startups…

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SaaS

Hack To Start Ep.169: Ajay Yadav, founder and CEO of Roomi

Oct 12, 2017

Ajay Yadav is the founder and CEO of Roomi, the leading marketplace for shared housing and apartments. Yadav has built several…

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SaaS

Hack To Start Ep.168: Paul Canetti, founder & CEO of MAZ

Oct 4, 2017

Paul Canetti is the Founder & CEO of MAZ, a platform that empowers leaders in media to become pioneers in OTT and mobile…

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