John Raeder
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How John Raeder would use his $600 million growth fund to scale your startup

Founders need to “deconstruct” their operating playbooks to rebuild a stronger system. After successfully operating businesses through both the dot-com bust and the 2008…

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Richard Lynch will replace John Chen as interim CEO as BlackBerry prepares to split company
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – John Chen retires, Hyatt brothers return with DataStealth

Plus: Uber, Lyft to pay $328 million to settle wage-theft allegations. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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Richard Lynch will replace John Chen as interim CEO as BlackBerry prepares to split company
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Richard Lynch will replace John Chen as interim CEO as BlackBerry prepares to split company

BlackBerry has been attempting to revive shareholder interest over the past year. BlackBerry has officially announced the retirement of John Chen, its CEO and…

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A|I: The AI Times – John Grisham, George R.R. Martin headline OpenAI’s latest copyright fight
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A|I: The AI Times – John Grisham, George R.R. Martin headline OpenAI’s latest copyright fight

Plus: ALL IN to showcase Canada’s AI at major conference. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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Bruce Croxon Round13
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Round13 nabs $200 million first close for third fund as co-founders Bruce Croxon, John Eckert step back

Round13’s $150 million growth fund is also in the final stages of closing. Round13 Capital has raised $200 million in the first close of…

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Maverix leads $83.5 million USD investment in Shopify-focused ecommerce aggregator Agora
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Ask John Ruffolo Anything: SVB fallout, VC groupthink, government dependence & more

Canadian tech’s maverick investor answers your submitted questions. In what has become a monthly tradition, we have another AMA edition of the BetaKit Podcast…

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John Orlowski wins $53,400 as 76th Platinum Pass Winner
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John Orlowski wins $53,400 as 76th Platinum Pass Winner

Aliaksandr Shylko took home the biggest prize of the 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold-em Championship, bagging $3,121,838 out of the prize pool of $24,843,000. However,…

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Two Canadian companies chosen for John Deere’s 2023 Startup Collaborator program

John Deere has announced eight startups have been selected to participate in its 2023 AgTech Startup Collaborator program, two of which are Canadian. The…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – John Carmack is leaving Meta
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – John Carmack is leaving Meta

Plus: Former Google ad chief’s ad-free search engine launches in Canada. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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