

The BetaKit Podcast Channel
BetaKit Podcast Network
The BetaKit Podcast Channel features weekly podcasts discussing both Canadian tech and innovation, as well as global tech from a Canadian perspective.
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Aug 20, 2017 • 1h 4min
CanCon Podcast 81: new iPhone rumours + employee "chipping" is now a thing
This week, CanCon catches up on some 'lighthearted' summer stories: new iPhone rumours (and competitors), employee "chipping", and Google's battle with the Supreme Court of Canada. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Soda" by Gob

Aug 13, 2017 • 1h 3min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 80: Canadian streaming complications + Google's diversity problem
This week, the team tackles Google's messy 3,000 word diversity/HR/freedom of speech problem, before lamenting Netflix price increases, and increasing streaming content competition (and complexity). Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Infamous" by Basia Bulat

Aug 5, 2017 • 1h 3min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 79: 500 Canada falls apart. What's next?
Canada’s tech community have been waiting for another shoe to drop following the recent revelations of VC sexual harassment in the United States. This past Monday, it did. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "It Falls Apart" by Odds

Jul 29, 2017 • 53min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 78: Supercluster clustercuss + our cheap tech talent
This week, the team unpacks the messy intersection of Canadian tech and Canadian politics, Montreal AI's wake-up call, and CCI's very public gaffe. Plus, our fastest growing tech cities (with cheap talent). Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Commes des enfants" by Coeur de Pirate

Jul 23, 2017 • 39min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 77: Canada's women entrepreneurship scorecard + 5G is the future
This week, the team evaluates where Canada's startup cities placed in Dell's women entrepreneurship scorecard, and special guest Rose Behar joins to explain why recent 5G trials in Vancouver will have an impact beyond our smartphones. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Everything Now" by Arcade Fire

Jul 18, 2017 • 1h 15min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 76: Saadia Muzaffar, Harley Finkelstein, Bruce Croxon at BetaKit 150
This week features Saadia Muzaffar from TechGirls Canada, Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein, Elevate Toronto co-founder Razor Suleman, and former Dragon and current The Disruptors host, Bruce Croxon, talking about the future of Canadian innovation. All audio taken from BetaKit 150, hosted in Toronto, June 22nd. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Ahead by a Century" by The Tragically Hip

Jul 8, 2017 • 51min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 75: Patent laws, Canada is open for business + your phone bill is going up
This week, AngelList's Alex Norman joins to discuss the launch of Intros for Canada, the team evaluates how a new patent ruling will affect global interest in Canada as a tech branch plant, and laments rising phone bill costs. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Anna" by Will Butler

Jul 1, 2017 • 55min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 74: 10 years of iPhone, Amazon's next 10 years + harassment in tech
The team reminisces about 10 years of iPhone, before discussing new offerings from Apple (iOS 11), Google (Google Home), and Amazon (Whole Foods). Dot Health CEO and founder Huda Idrees joins to remind us that the Valley's problems with diversity and sexual harassment exist in Canada. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "She Says What She Means" by Sloan

Jun 25, 2017 • 30min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 73: BetaKit 150 and your Canadian tech questions
This week on CanCon, the team remembers a successful BetaKit 150 event, and answers your Canadian tech questions! Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Headlines" by Drake

Jun 17, 2017 • 51min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 72: E3 + Uber fail + Canada's tech 'moment'
The CanCon team checks in on the latest gaming news from E3, gives Uber a one-star rating, and wonders if Canadian tech is having a 'moment' with Bloomberg's Gerrit De Vynck. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "North East South West" by Japandroids