On today’s episode of the Founder Journey, we discuss a very inspiring entrepreneurial journey and share the ultimate playbook for today's builders. In a live studio session with TechTO during Toronto Tech Week, Michael Hyatt, the legendary builder, investor, former Dragon on CBC's Next Gen Den and current inspiring tech figure, joined Alexandra Reilly and guest host Marsha Druker to hone in on the Founder Journey. From a very personal beginning into the world of building, all the way to lending his voice and guidance to the next generation of builder's, Hyatt gets very candid on the entire process from start to finish.Stay subscribed to the series to hear from more of today's biggest names in tech, who share their authentic and unique stories of success, failure and lessons learned, and how they built some of the biggest companies in the country and globally. We drop new episodes all month long.Subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ztGmAp...Thank you to our podcast partners StartWell. You can learn more about how they can support your content and business gatherings at https://startwell.co
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On today’s episode of the Founder Journey, we dive in on all things FinTech, Founder mental health and how to make an impact in a very regulated space.
In a live studio session (at StartWell) with TechTO during Toronto Tech Week, COO and Co-Founder of Canadian FinTech powerhouse, Borrowell, Eva Wong, got candid about her unlikely journey into the tech world, balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, embracing the world of AI and how today's Founder's can truly iterate their ideas in a big way.
Stay subscribed to the series to hear from more of today's biggest names in tech, who share their authentic and unique stories of success, failure and lessons learned, and how they built some of the biggest companies in the country and globally. We drop new episodes all month long.
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In today's newest episode of the Founder Journey, our hosts Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO sat down with Founder of eSentire, Eldon Sprickerhoff.
Eldon, most notably remembered for his breakthrough cybersecurity company eSentire, got candid with the team to share his thoughts on scaling from idea to billion dollar business, how AI has changed the game for builders today, what founders should curious about when starting to build, and how he is now continuing to support the ecosystem as a mentor.
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In today's newest episode of the Founder Journey, our hosts Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO sat down with CEO of Missive, Phillipe Lehoux.
Phil, shared his interesting approach to building a business, how they bootstrapped successfully, advice for today's builders, and how to maintain authenticity as your business and team grows.
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In today's newest episode of the Founder Journey, our hosts Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO sat down with CEO of Clutch, Dan Park.
Dan, who has had an extensive career building and launching businesses in Canada, shared how he helped grow Uber Eats Canada, the strategy behind disrupting the car selling market, and how you as a builder can also achieve big things in Canadian Tech.
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In today's newest episode of the Founder Journey, our hosts Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO sat down with Founder of Workleap, Simon De Baene.
Simon got honest about the early years of generating revenue, how to develop a strong team, what it was like making the decision to drop out of school in the pursuit of entrepreneurship and everything he has learned a long the way. He has also shared a very unique activity that taught him the most about being a Founder.
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On the newest season of the Founder Journey Series, we catch up with more of today's top Founders and builders, one-on-one to learn more about their journey to building their current business.
In today's episode, Marie Chevrier Schwartz, seasoned Entrepreneur and current CEO at TechTO gets candid about the hardships Founders face, juggling entrepreneurship and building a family, and shares honest takeaways for today's builders.
If you or someone you know has a great Founder Journey to share, drop us a line at content@techto.org.
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In today's episode of the Founders Journey, we welcome CEO and Co-Founder of BenchSci, Liran Belenzon.
Liran shares wisdom and insights on joining the company 10 years ago, fundraising on a massive scale, and even his unique approach to fundraising conversations (and why it might be one you've never heard before).
Want to chat more with Liran about what he's helping to build at BenchSci? Reach out to him at liran@benchsci.com
BenchSci is also hiring! You can learn more and apply here
Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series. Today's episode is hosted by Alexandra Reilly, Head of Marketing at TechTO
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Emiel Bril, CEO and Co-Founder of VendorPM. In today's episode, Emiel gets honest about:
- Entrepreneurship
- The challenges of building a business
- Lessons learned from the fundraising journey
- The most important takeaways every Founder (new or established) should know
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You can also connect with Emiel on LinkedIn.
VendorPM is also hiring - check out their open roles here.
Let's learn about the Alberta Ecosystem and why tech in Alberta is thriving right now.
CEO of Alberta Innovates joins the TechTO team to discuss the future of tech in Canada and the continued journey for innovation.
Learn more about their work and everything they have coming up here: https://albertainnovates.ca
In this special LIVE episode of the Founders Journey series, we sat down with Justin Bailie, Co-Founder of Rose Rocket to chat about his humbling entrepreneurship journey.
In today's episode, Justin doesn't sugar coat anything, and shares his authentic challenges and important lessons learned that every Founder or aspiring Founder can take inspiration from.
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series. Today's episode is hosted by Alexandra Reilly, Head of Marketing at TechTO
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Christian Weedbrook, CEO and Co-Founder of Xanadu. What is Xanadu you might ask? Take a listen and find out.
Aside from AI and Quantum Computing, in this episode, we also chat about:
- Coming to Toronto to build a business (and his love of the ecosystem)
- How AI (and its speed of iteration) is impacting Xanadu and their progression in the space
- Where he sees Xanadu making the biggest impact
- Raising a large fundraising round in a tough market (and what he wants other founders to know)
- The trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship (he’s not sugar coating anything)
- Finding the right team to help you scale and build
You can also connect with Christian via email at christian@xanadu.ai
Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Kevin Kliman, CEO and Co-Founder of Humi. Humi is helping companies manage HR and the people side of their businesses, better.
In this episode, we also chat about:
- Kevin's unique beginnings
- His pivot from dentistry to entrepreneurship
- Building a team
- Understanding the dynamic needs of people
- His inspiration for creating Humi
- The future of the business and HR in general
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Tate Hackert, President and Founder of ZayZoon. ZayZoon is helping companies win with employees by improving their financial well-being. Tate discusses his Founders journey, how he built ZayZoon, and tips for beating imposter syndrome as a Founder.
In this episode, we also chat about:
- Tate’s Background and Early Entrepreneurial Experience
- Tips for Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
- Formation of ZayZoon
- Early Business Ideation
- Connecting with Mentors
- Balancing Analysis and Action
- Employee Wellness at ZayZoon
- Go-to-Market Strategy for ZayZoon
- Learning from Metrics and Adjustments
- The Importance of Ongoing Fine-Tuning and Product Optimization
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Welcome to the newest season of TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Hussein Fazal, Co-Founder and CEO of Super.
On this special live episode of the Founders Journey, Hussein joined Alex Norman to discuss the dramatic growth and impressive reputation of Super and how they grew their customer base.
Here's what you can expect:
(0:00) Intro's (01:52) What was the insight that led you to become a founder? (2:57) What was the idea behind AdParlor? (5:00) Why did you exit? (6:05) What was your biggest lesson learned as a first time founder? (7:12) How did you know it was the right time to start Super? (9:24) What was the idea behind Super? (12:27) Why did you choose to fundraise the second time around? (13:45) What is your current traction? (14:39) How did you transition from travel to fintech? (16:25) What are the benefits and challenges building for lower middle class customers? (19:42) Snap was founded in Toronto but seems to have a strong presence in SF, why? (22:27) Audience Q&A Learn more about Super: https://www.super.com/ Have any follow-up questions for Hussein or the Super team? Email alex@techto.org and we'll include them for a follow-up podcast!
Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Darren Huston, a well-known leader in tech and the current Founder and CEO at BlackPines Capital Partners.
On this episode of the Founder's Journey, Darren joined us to chat through his unique beginnings and early years at Starbucks and Microsoft. He also shared some inspiring leadership advice from his years of CEO experience and shared more insight from his time at places like Booking.com and Priceline Group.
He might be the most interesting man in tech. And he is opening up to our audience about his career and sharing valuable takeaways for everyone.
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Laura Zizzo, Co-Founder and CEO of Manifest Climate
On this episode of the Founder's Journey, Laura joined us to discuss her journey to building Manifest Climate, her passion for climate conservation, how Manifest is taking strides to change the world and what the future holds.
Connect with Laura on LinkedIn to chat all things Manifest Climate!
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Michael Millar, Founder and CEO of Verto Health
On this episode of the Founder's Journey, Michael discussed his long journey of building Verto, his unique background in healthcare, how Verto played a pivotal role in the vaccine roll out, and the future of healthcare and Verto.
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn here to chat all things Verto!
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today we were joined by Prem Kalevar and Karamdeep Nijjar from Inovia Capital to chat about the newly announced Discovery Fund that was just launched.
On this special episode, we dive deeper into the inspiration behind the fund, who it will support, and what Founders need to know about Inovia and their investments.
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Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current business.
Today’s guest is Kevin Collins, Founder and CEO of Charli AI
On this episode of the Founders Journey, Kevin discussed everything from his early years as an entrepreneur, founding multiple businesses, the unique inspiration behind Charli AI, and the future of AI and where we are headed.
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