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Jan 23, 2022 • 47min

What can the metaverse learn from accessibility leaders?

"When you design for the edges, you get the middle for free." Maayan Ziv (AccessNow) and Samuel Proulx (Fable) discuss the process of improving accessibility in both the real and virtual worlds.
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Jan 17, 2022 • 41min

Why every SaaS company will become a FinTech

BetaKit associate editor Meagan Simpson leads a panel conversation with JD St-Martin (Lightspeed) and Joost Ouwerkerk (Hopper) about the desire (or need?) for SaaS companies to offer new financial services. Recorded live at SAAS NORTH.
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Dec 12, 2021 • 56min

Conduit makes the case for DeFi

"Imagine that the bank is a program." Conduit co-founder Kirill Gertman joins to explain why he's so excited about the prospects of decentralized finance, what's still missing in the DeFi stack, and the open question of what happens when banking becomes pure software. Sponsored by SVB and Innovate BC.
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Dec 4, 2021 • 35min

Bessemer, and Trulioo, and Plaid - Oh my!

"This episode is going to get a little bit SaaS-y." A highlight of BetaKit's interviews at SAAS NORTH, featuring: Alexandra Sukin (Bessemer Venture Partners), Steve Munford (Trulioo), Irene Zhou (Plaid), Anthony Mouchantaf (RBCx), Tamara Grominsky (Unbounce), and Leo Lax (L-SPARK). Listen to the full interviews on BetaKit.com or SoundCloud.com/BetaKit. Sponsored by SVB and Innovate BC.
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Nov 21, 2021 • 52min

Communitech CEO Chris Albinson shares his plan to help #CDNtech own the podium

"We think we need to get to 14 $1 billion revenue companies." New Communitech CEO Chris Albinson outlines the Waterloo Region tech hub's new True North strategy, its goals, and what that has to do with Shopify and the Olympics. Sponsored by SVB and Innovate BC.
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Nov 12, 2021 • 41min

Shopify's crypto bros, and anti-growth is cool now (AMA episode)

"This is a Web3 podcast now." Co-hosts Douglas Soltys and Rob Kenedi are joined by producer Kattie Laur and BetaKit associate editor Meagan Simpson to answer listener questions about the 'anti-growth' movement, Shopify's blockchain team, and what's holding #CDNtech back. Sponsored by SVB and Innovate BC.
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Nov 7, 2021 • 49min

The CDL mentoring session that gave Brice Scheschuk imposter syndrome

“We have really no programming to teach mentors, it’s all tribal.” Brice Scheschuk (Wind Mobile, Globalive) explains the motivation behind his new initiative to improve the craft of mentorship and create more resilient entrepreneurs, MindFrame Connect. Sponsored by SVB and Innovate BC.
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Oct 31, 2021 • 41min

How Wheelhouse plans to take on tech's fitness giants

"I like to think that Peloton is the equivalent to Facebook." Wheelhouse co-founder and CEO Kyle Gibson shares how his small company plans to take on giants with a hybrid fitness approach, and the switch from a lifestyle to a venture-backed business. Sponsored by SVB and CLOUDSEC 2021.
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Oct 22, 2021 • 40min

Why Elizabeth Yin is hustling to build the next generation of angel investors

"One of the problems that we see is that we're a little bit stuck in this rut with VC... You also need to attack the problem in other ways."   Elizabeth Yin, General Partner and Co-Founder at Hustle Fund, talks about the firm's new Angel Squad, designed to foster a diverse group of new investors. Sponsored by SVB and CLOUDSEC 2021.
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Oct 17, 2021 • 43min

How SAAS NORTH plans to lead Canadian tech events back to IRL

"It was a day-by-day gut-check. You close your eyes and jump onto the concrete head first." SAAS NORTH co-founder David Tyldesley explains how Cube Business Media plans to bring Canada's top SaaS conference back as an in-person event this November. Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank and Innovate BC.

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