The BetaKit Podcast Channel

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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

“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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"There has always been an entrepreneurial side of my brain. I've always been involved in the business." Juno Award-winning musician and Side Door co-founder Dan Mangan explains his plans to scale an "Airbnb for gigs." Sponsored by SAAS NORTH and Innovate BC.