An election primer on what Canadian innovators need
With a new prime minister named, Canada’s next election looms. Who will set the innovation agenda?
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Hosted by Douglas Soltys, The BetaKit Podcast features weekly episodes discussing Canadian tech and global tech from a Canadian perspective.
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What is Build Canada trying to construct?
Daniel Debow wants to move Canada’s Overton window. But he’s frustrated with ‘DOGE’ discourse.
Rejecting the rejection of DEIA with AccessNow’s Maayan Ziv
AccessNow’s CEO shares her response to governments, corporations, and fellow tech leaders sending the message that inclusion…
How is Canadian tech responding to the trade war?
Did someone poke the beaver and unleash Canada’s quiet patriotism? A 3-2 overtime hockey win says yes.
AI’s new moat with Coveo’s Louis Têtu
Coveo’s outgoing CEO says the company’s applied AI offering is a “market taker.”
Is Canada a secret video game powerhouse?
Canada must diversify its economy. Why not start with the industry contributing $5.1 billion to GDP?
Why Alistair Croll wants Canadian startups to be more evil
Co-author of Just Evil Enough: The Subversive Marketing Handbook wants to shake up Canada’s go-to-market approach.
SRTX’s Katherine Homuth wants to solve for everything
SRTX founder explains how solving for one problem led to modernizing Western manufacturing.
Discussing social media’s midlife crisis with Amber Mac
The tech and political worlds have collided and our feeds are suffering.
The biggest tech questions of 2025
A cleantech crisis? More centaurs? No more VCCI? FinTech IPOs? Quantum leaps? Let’s dig in.
2025 tech predictions: embrace chaos
AI agents! Political shenanigans! Canadian tech acquisitions! Big Tech breakups!
The biggest tech stories of 2024
Plus: Annual grades for Wealthsimple, Shopify, Cohere, and more.
Lessons in leadership, hiring, and AI from SAAS NORTH 2024
Also discussed: how to make leather from mushrooms. SAAS NORTH 2024 was crazy.
The DOJ wants to take Google Chrome away, Rob Kenedi wants to decelerate tech
After a decade of quiet dominance, the browser space is suddenly filled with uncertainty.
The story of Sampler (live at SAAS NORTH 2024)
“I’m using failure with intent today, because I don’t want to be ashamed of saying failure.”