Startup Canada Podcast: Phil Telio on being a founder building bridges
As a university student, Startupfest founder Phil Telio studied civil engineering and learned how to build bridges and buildings.…
Startup Canada Podcast: Tonya Surman on Building a Caring Economy
As a teen, like most her age, Tonya Surman was faced with the fate-defining question of choosing between good and evil. She…
Startup Canada Podcast: Richard Remillard on the economics of entrepreneurship
A leading Canadian Finance expert and catalyst, Richard Remillard knows the secret to a long-lasting economy. “I have long…
Startup Canada Podcast: Sean McCormick on empowering indigenous communities through entrepreneurship
Sean McCormick says his company, Manitobah Mukluks, is a microcosm of what is possible when a community comes together to solve…
Startup Canada Podcast: Empowering Cities and Going Global With Brenda Halloran
Brenda Halloran’s father was an entrepreneur before the word even existed. In this episode, Halloran talks about how her…
Startup Canada Podcast: Wattpad’s Allen Lau on the importance of perseverance
While serial entrepreneur Allen Lau knows first-hand how difficult it can be to build a startup, he also knows how rewarding…
Startup Canada Podcast: Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur
As Canada made preparations to welcome Syrian refugees into the country, serial entrepreneur Michael Tippett knew he wanted…
Startup Canada Podcast: Studio-Model Investing and Startups with Tony Lacavera
When Tony Lacavera co-founded Wind Mobile in 2008, he knew he was taking on some big industry players, but that didn’t stop…
Startup Canada Podcast: Version One Ventures’ Boris Wertz
In the eyes of Boris Wertz, founder of Version One Ventures, being a successful venture capitalist means, “remembering you…
10 ways the 2016 federal budget will affect Canadian entrepreneurs
Waterloo MP and Small Business Minister Bardish Chagger speaks at the Startup Canada HQ earlier this month in the lead up to…
Startup Canada Podcast: Erin Bury on strategic marketing
Erin Bury, a leading marketing expert in Canada (and former BetaKit Managing Editor, ed.), has more than 21,000 followers on…
Startup Canada Podcast: Building a Customer Service Juggernaut
Janice McDonald, co-founder of CD Warehouse and This Space Works, has the key to a successful business: “If you hire phenomenal…
Startup Canada Podcast: Just for Laughs co-founder Andy Nulman
“Humour disarms. It educates, and it enlightens when handled properly.” For entrepreneur Andy Nulman, humour is…
Startup Canada Podcast: D2L founder John Baker talks Edtech
“My job as a CEO is to think of what needs to be done 3 to 5 to 10 years from now.” – John Baker, CEO and founder…
Startup Canada Podcast: David Nault talks venture capital and thinking big
Why should building a relationship be the first step to scoring VC investment? “I’ll back the jockey before the horse,”…