The Hard Part with Evan McCann Chris O'Neill, technology leader, board member and advisor
Chris O'Neill is a technology leader, board member and advisor. His resume is extensive, currently, he is the Chief Growth Officer at Xero, a Board Member at Gap Inc., a GP and Advisor at Portage and an angel investor. Previously he was Chairman and CEO of Evernote, Managing Director of Google Canada with a stint at Google X (now X), Board Member at Tim Hortons and much more.
In this episode, we discuss Chris's upbringing in his family's Canadian Tire business, learnings from launching Google Glass with Sergey Brin and Astro Teller at Google X, being on the board of Tim Hortons during the 3G Capital acquisition, leading a turnaround of Evernote, why the perception that Canadians don't take risks is BS and his passion for cleantech.
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