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Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys is the Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit and founder of BetaKit Incorporated. He has worked for a few failed companies and written about many more. He spends too much time on the Internet. You can reach him on Signal: @tr0ndizzle.83

Elevate FinTech Stage 2024

Addressing Canada’s speed of financial innovation

November 10, 2024

Koho, Borrowell, Manzil—plus the Department of Finance—talk product velocity, risks & opportunity.

What keeps Canada’s zombie startups alive?

November 4, 2024

Plus: Hear from BC tech leaders on funding, moving to the US, and true grit.

Xatoms' Diana Virgovicova and Matt Damon

Alexis Ohanian and Matt Damon can help Xatoms clean water around the world

November 3, 2024

Diana Virgovicova explains how she’s using quantum chemistry, grants, and celebrity to solve a global problem.

Canadian tech’s lost generation

October 28, 2024

Plus: VC departures, political mudslinging, and a new centaur startup.

BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver, Jack Newton Clio

Clio’s Jack Newton can build another Shopify without building like Shopify

October 27, 2024

Practical patriotism is cool now.

Georgian Partners isn’t the only one

October 21, 2024

Plus: Meet the BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver speakers.

Google

Does Canada have the leverage to regulate Big Tech?

October 20, 2024

Google is a monopolist. We spoke with a former Google Canada exec about what should happen next.

Inside FreshBooks’ struggle to reach profitability

October 18, 2024

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

October 15, 2024

Plus: Think you know 🇨🇦 tech? Take the quiz.

ALL IN 2024 panel

Can Canada successfully scale AI companies?

October 14, 2024

Mappedin, BrainBox AI, Airudi, and Videns Analytics founders offer a frank evaluation of market opportunities.

Addressing the 600-pound beaver in the room

October 7, 2024

Plus: Koho’s banking roadmap (with fresh funding), GreenSky’s rarified air.

Wealthsimple 10 year anniversary BetaKit Podcast

Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?

October 6, 2024

Ten years in, Wealthsimple is profitable with $50 billion in AUA. What comes next?

Vancouver BC

Is BC tech “lethargic” or “on fire?”

October 1, 2024

Plus: Canada’s Top Startups list.

The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)

What Canada can learn from AI use in South Africa 

September 30, 2024

Raesetje Sefala explains how DAIR is analyzing impacts of South African apartheid with AI.

Elissa Strome of CIFAR at ALL IN 2024

Evolving Canada’s AI strategy with CIFAR’s Elissa Strome

September 22, 2024

With phase three of its strategy on the horizon, can CIFAR keep up with AI’s pace of change?

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