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CanCon Podcast Ep. 46: What can Canadian entrepreneurs learn from Pebble’s demise?

Robyn Edgar December 13, 2016

Pebble is dead. Last week it was announced that Fitbit would be acquiring Pebble, one of the first manufacturers to release…

Alexandra Moxin December 13, 2016

Alex and Drew open the show talking about interview protocols and discuss the book Drew is reading: Cracking the Coding Interview:…

Franco Varriano December 7, 2016

Adelyn Zhou is the co-founder and Head of Marketing at Topbots. Zhou is a seasoned technology leader with experience at Nextdoor,…

Douglas Soltys December 6, 2016

This week, the CanCon podcast takes to the open road and sends Douglas Soltys to Ottawa to attend Canada’s first-ever…

Startup Canada December 6, 2016

After around 10 years of studying in Victoria, B.C. and working as a journalist in Toronto, Véronique Herry returned to her…

Franco Varriano November 30, 2016

Orrett Davis is the Head of Growth at Abe, a company that builds conversational banking solutions for progressive community…

Robyn Edgar November 29, 2016

Is it actually true that there is no such thing as bad publicity? This week, the CanCon podcast tests that theory with the…

Franco Varriano November 23, 2016

Hailley Griffis is a communications specialist at Buffer. Griffis started building her personal brand as a communication strategist…

Startup Canada November 23, 2016

Margaret McEachern emphasizes the importance of keeping art programs in schools, youth entrepreneurship, and building Canada…

Alexandra Moxin November 22, 2016

We open the show talking about technical meetups, troubleshooting, the inaugural Vancouver Tech Meetup, and discuss progress…

Robyn Edgar November 22, 2016

Rob Kenedi, esteemed member of the CanCon crew, is finally back from his month of globe-trotting, and with him, brings stories…

Jessica Galang November 16, 2016

Justin Brooke is the founder and CEO of the Digital Media Buying Institute. Brooke is a high school dropout who got into construction,…

Startup Canada November 15, 2016

When it comes to celebrating our achievements and success, Canadians are known to be humble and modest. When winning the Top…

Robyn Edgar November 14, 2016

Last week, Donald Trump was elected the next President of the United States. We’re not going to talk about that on the podcast.…

Franco Varriano November 9, 2016

Joel Flory is the co-founder and CEO of VSCO. Flory turned his passion for travel and seeing the world through photographs…