Why TekSavvy is pissed and the CRTC doesn’t seem to care
byThe world’s on fire and an election is looming. Are you looking for a reprieve from the summer heat or do you want a…
Podcasts
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How your dog can help stop climate change
byBreaking news: we’re in the middle of a climate crisis. And to get ourselves out of it we’re going to have to dramatically…
Free Boswell: Canada’s anti-competitive policy
byThere has been much ado about the regulation of Big Tech from our friends south of the border. As good Canadians, that has…
Boast.AI’s Lloyed Lobo shares the true cost of entrepreneurship
byI couldn’t get Lloyed Lobo to sit still. The co-founder of Boast.AI and Traction Conference wouldn’t stay in front…
How vulnerable is Canada to cyberattacks?
byOne of the benefits of my job is that I get to talk to a lot of ‘people in the know’. Connected people. People that keep…
Raine Maida actually found a good use for Blockchain
byYes, that Raine Maida. I first had the opportunity to meet him in 2017. The Our Lady Peace frontman was preparing to launch…
Regulation prevents this Canadian startup from reducing farming herbicides by 90 percent
byToday we talk to an AgTech company that is also kind of a cleantech company. Precision.ai uses artificial intelligence and…
When will Canadian tech stop paying peanuts?
byAs Canadian tech enters a hopeful summer, the BetaKit Podcast is bringing the heat with another listener AMA episode. “Can…
Ray Walia knows it’s Vancouver tech’s moment to lose
byIf you’re familiar with the Vancouver tech scene, then you know (or know of) today’s guest: Ray Walia. Walia is an investor…
Why Heirlume wants to become the GoDaddy of trademark registration
byWhile this isn’t a Black Swan episode, I still might scare the pants off some entrepreneurs. “It’s hearing those…
How Neo Financial plans to take on the Big Five banks from Calgary
byRecently, BetaKit dropped a deep dive into the slow and troubled rollout of Open Banking in Canada. It caused… quite…
How Canadian tech companies go public
byThe last time I checked in with a podcast programming update, it was March of last year, I was self-isolating at home, and…
Why banks and VCs are optimistic about 2021
byCanada’s VCs are exhausted. It takes a lot of energy to deploy so much capital. This week on the podcast we have Matt…
The startup powering pandemic food deliveries explains the rise of ghost kitchens
byWe’ve all found a new delivery favourite during the pandemic. But is your new favourite restaurant… real? “We’ve…
How COVID-19 changed Canada’s biotech sector
byCanada’s biotech sector has been exploding, with good reason given the events of the last year. “Innovation and…