The BetaKit Podcast Channel Are Canadian entrepreneurs willing to let their old companies die?
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Oct 6, 2025 
Join Avery Pennarun, CEO of Tailscale, Aydin Mirzaee, CEO of Fellow.ai, Amanda Arciero, COO of Erudi, and Michael Buhr, Executive Director of C100, as they dive into the pressing need for Canadian entrepreneurs to embrace AI. They discuss the urgent shift to AI-first companies, the struggles of reskilling teams, and the balance between rapid adoption and thoughtful implementation. Insights on ethical data practices and the commercial dynamics of AI revenue illuminate the complex landscape faced by innovators today.
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Executive AI Mandates Are Universal
- Every company now has an AI mandate from the top to avoid being left behind.
- Avery Pennarun sees universal urgency driving rapid, sometimes risky, AI adoption.
Prioritize Workforce Reskilling
- Reskill and upskill your workforce with a change-management plan before deploying AI.
- Amanda Arciero says the top employee skill now is learning how to learn.
Company Reborn As AI Native
- Fellow.ai fully reinvented its product and GTM, saying "the old fellow must die."
- Aydin Mirzaee reports rapid AI revenue growth after the radical pivot.