Canadian tech’s lost generation
Plus: VC departures, political mudslinging, and a new centaur startup.
Clio’s Jack Newton can build another Shopify without building like Shopify
Practical patriotism is cool now.
Georgian Partners isn’t the only one
Plus: Meet the BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver speakers.
Does Canada have the leverage to regulate Big Tech?
Google is a monopolist. We spoke with a former Google Canada exec about what should happen next.
Inside FreshBooks’ struggle to reach profitability
FreshBooks is on a multi-year rollercoaster ride of executive turnover, staff reductions, and office shutdowns.
Canada’s AI godfather takes a shot at Sam Altman
Plus: Think you know 🇨🇦 tech? Take the quiz.
Can Canada successfully scale AI companies?
Mappedin, BrainBox AI, Airudi, and Videns Analytics founders offer a frank evaluation of market opportunities.
Addressing the 600-pound beaver in the room
Plus: Koho’s banking roadmap (with fresh funding), GreenSky’s rarified air.
Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?
Ten years in, Wealthsimple is profitable with $50 billion in AUA. What comes next?
Is BC tech “lethargic” or “on fire?”
Plus: Canada’s Top Startups list.
What Canada can learn from AI use in South Africa
Raesetje Sefala explains how DAIR is analyzing impacts of South African apartheid with AI.
Evolving Canada’s AI strategy with CIFAR’s Elissa Strome
With phase three of its strategy on the horizon, can CIFAR keep up with AI’s pace of change?
Pablo Srugo wanted to be “insanely rich.” It killed his startup.
Now a VC, Gymtrack’s one-time COO cautions founders against becoming their own worst hypebeast.
Harley Finkelstein wants Canadian entrepreneurs to ignore the “bullshit”
Shopify president cautions against doom-and-gloom narratives and founder mental traps.
AI roundtable: Hugging Face, Zapier, Tenstorrent (and more)
The BetaKit Podcast offers vantage points on AI from North American tech leaders.