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Raine Maida and Senator Deacon discuss Big Tech’s control over digital creators (and the news)
Big Tech controls the discovery and distribution of Canadian content. What’s a democracy to do? There are several bills making their way through Parliament…
Panache’s Chris Neumann on FounderFuel’s return and “shitty” VC behaviour
“Myself and every other investor I know has a long list of people we will not deal with again.” Hello and welcome to another…
Generative AI will test what’s worse: biased data or user bad faith
All year, on this podcast, we’ve been talking about the potential for generative AI. How it will change academia, our economy, our laws. How…
Can Amber Mac explain WTF is happening in tech right now?
Not quite the best start to 2023 for tech. Hello and welcome to the BetaKit Podcast’s first AMA episode of 2023! On these podcasts,…
Stephen Marche on how generative AI will transform academia (and everything else)
Nobody is prepared. Technology produces wonderful new tools. But what is lost in their wake? It’s a question society is always facing – even…
A Web3 vibe check with Round13’s Satraj Bambra
Pick your poison, but 2022 was not a great year for digital assets. This week on the BetaKit Podcast we talk about cryptocurrency. Or…
Year in review: Kim Furlong talks VCCI and what comes next for Canadian venture
Furlong: “These programs are an anomaly in what the government pushes out. There’s no reason why they should ever disappear.” Kim Furlong kind of…
Bessemer, Georgian, OMERS VCs discuss the state of the market
The next four to six months will be the hardest for startups to raise in. Two pods ago, OMERS Ventures partner Laura Lenz said…
Dissecting the anatomy of a Canadian tech seed round with Two Small Fish, Calico & Wavy
Eva Lau says don’t value your round based upon your ARR when fundraising. We all know that “things have changed” this year compared to…
Coveo’s Louis Têtu on market cycles, mentorship, and “recipes for failure”
To thrive in technology these days, entrepreneurs need to keep their eye on the long game, not just surround themselves with “yes people,” according…