Canadian startup news of the week (6/19/22)
Plus: Inovia raises $420 million CAD for fifth early-stage venture fund.
Collision’s Paddy Cosgrave talks Shopify, tech downturns, and meaningful connections
Unpacking a sophisticated global perspective on Canadian tech.
After hiring freeze, Wealthsimple makes staff cuts
Approximately 13 percent of Wealthsimple staff are affected by the cuts.
What’s behind the explosion in acquisition entrepreneurship?
Welcome to the entrepreneurial equivalent of glamping.
Why Canadian tech founders need better mentors
Who teaches mentors how to mentor entrepreneurs?
RBCx’s Anthony Mouchantaf explains why he’s concerned about the (potential) end of VCCI
Tony Dagger told you so.
Should politicians use Twitter + Ontario’s election budget
What can a social media account tell us about our elected representatives?
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Earnings week for Q4, Thinkific, Magnet Forensics
Plus: Tailscale makes corporate VPNs as easy as ABC.
F|T: The FinTech Times – The Neo Unicorn
Plus: Applications are open for the Calgary FinTech Awards.
OMERS Ventures’ Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines
What is the value of a valuation?
Can the feds build a talent strategy for digital nomads?
Do digital nomads solve Canada’s tech talent gap?
Do Canadian FinTechs want bank kickbacks or competition?
Can a “whole of government” approach to competition break Canada’s oligopolies?
Quiet tech towns & Twitter’s Elon Musk Problem
Are you doomscrolling?
Can an app be medicine?
Worried you’re hallucinating? There’s an app for that!
How Canadian tech can help Ukrainians
I often describe this podcast as one dedicated to talking about Canadian tech and tech from a Canadian perspective. It’s…