BetaKit Podcast SAAS NORTH
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Will some Canadian tech companies die during the downturn?

Founders: get used to hearing the ‘Canadian no’ more often. Live from SAAS NORTH, it’s the BetaKit Podcast! Recorded at… 7:30 AM. Whose bright…

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Tobi Lütke Shopify
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Making future bets on Shopify, Wealthsimple & the metaverse

Come on the podcast, Tobi. If our last monthly AMA episode was about reacting to recent tech news, this episode of the BetaKit Podcast—where…

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Alexis Gay comedian and podcast host
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Watching Alexis Gay is the most fun you can have while quiet quitting your tech job

The funniest person in tech wants you to know that Mark Cuban and Kara Swisher are people, too. You might not know the name…

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Boom to bust cycles & why there’s no Canadian techlash

The Canadian companies best adopting big-tech strategies aren’t “tech” companies. The last time we talked about the state of Canadian tech on this podcast…

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Devin Nash Novo CEO
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Twitch is dying and Devin Nash knows why

Unpacking the myriad threats to Amazon’s streaming experiment. This episode is going to be a little different. Since our very first episode, the BetaKit…

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Quayside proposal
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Exploring the city Google couldn’t buy

Josh O’Kane’s new book unpacks the local boondoggle that captured the world’s attention. We cover a lot of different types of stories on BetaKit….

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Traction Conference FinTech panel (2022)
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Learning from embedded FinTech leaders at Traction

CEOs of Mercury Bank and Lendflow explain how to embed FinTech into your startup. I’m on the record as thinking that, at some point,…

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Andrew Goldner GrowthX
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How GrowthX found product-market fit across Canada’s accelerators

Generating revenue is back in fashion. GrowthX wants to help. This year on the podcast we’ve been talking to a lot of VCs. Hopefully,…

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The Global Talent Stream needs streamlining

A four to six months wait is not a fast track anywhere. It’s a weird time to talk about foreign talent acquisition given the…

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Tobi Lütke Shopify
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Shopify stumbling, Rogers resilient, recession fundraising

All bets are off. It has been a tough week for Canadian tech. It started well enough, with the BetaKit Podcast being nominated for…

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