Startup Canada | BetaKit

June 14, 2016

Startup Canada Podcast: Phil Telio on being a founder building bridges

As a university student, Startupfest founder Phil Telio studied civil engineering and learned how to build bridges and buildings.…

June 7, 2016

As a teen, like most her age, Tonya Surman was faced with the fate-defining question of choosing between good and evil. She…

May 24, 2016

A leading Canadian Finance expert and catalyst, Richard Remillard knows the secret to a long-lasting economy. “I have long…

May 10, 2016

Sean McCormick says his company, Manitobah Mukluks, is a microcosm of what is possible when a community comes together to solve…

May 3, 2016

Brenda Halloran’s father was an entrepreneur before the word even existed. In this episode, Halloran talks about how her…

April 26, 2016

While serial entrepreneur Allen Lau knows first-hand how difficult it can be to build a startup, he also knows how rewarding…

April 19, 2016

As Canada made preparations to welcome Syrian refugees into the country, serial entrepreneur Michael Tippett knew he wanted…

April 12, 2016

When Tony Lacavera co-founded Wind Mobile in 2008, he knew he was taking on some big industry players, but that didn’t stop…

April 5, 2016

In the eyes of Boris Wertz, founder of Version One Ventures, being a successful venture capitalist means, “remembering you…

March 23, 2016

Waterloo MP and Small Business Minister Bardish Chagger speaks at the Startup Canada HQ earlier this month in the lead up to…

March 22, 2016

Erin Bury, a leading marketing expert in Canada (and former BetaKit Managing Editor, ed.), has more than 21,000 followers on…

March 15, 2016

Janice McDonald, co-founder of CD Warehouse and This Space Works, has the key to a successful business: “If you hire phenomenal…

March 1, 2016

“Humour disarms. It educates, and it enlightens when handled properly.” For entrepreneur Andy Nulman, humour is…

February 2, 2016

“My job as a CEO is to think of what needs to be done 3 to 5 to 10 years from now.” – John Baker, CEO and founder…

January 26, 2016

Why should building a relationship be the first step to scoring VC investment? “I’ll back the jockey before the horse,”…