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Ep 23: The Biggest, Fastest Growing, Most Concentrated Tech Hubs in Canada – From the 2016 Census

December 13, 2017 By Gary Will

We're back this week and it's the show we can only do once every five years. What are the fastest growing tech/ICT/software centres in Canada? You'll see rankings like this all the time, but we really only have good data on this every five years when the Census numbers come out. And they just came out and we go through them on this week's show—while also looking at why it's not … [Read more...]

Ep 19: Surveying Australia’s Startup Ecosystem with Monica Wulff of Startup Muster

September 28, 2017 By Gary Will

Since 2014, Australia has received a detailed, annual profile of its startup ecosystem thanks to Startup Muster. And the startup community has been eager to participate, with thousands of responses last year from founders, potential founders and startup supporters. This week, Startup Muster cofounder and CEO Monica Wulff talks about what motivated her to create the survey, … [Read more...]

Ep 18: The Challenge of Startup Ecosystem Metrics with Jesse Rodgers of Volta Labs

September 21, 2017 By Gary Will

One of the challenges facing startup support organizations of all kinds is how do we know that we're doing a good job? Which programs are most effective? Which initiatives are worth continuing and which need to be changed or dropped? Even if we feel confident in our own activities, how would we convince someone else (including funders)? Jesse Rodgers, CEO of Volta Labs in … [Read more...]

Ep 04: Assessing the World’s Top Startup Ecosystems with JF Gauthier of Startup Genome

May 23, 2017 By Gary Will

On this week’s podcast: For the last five years, Startup Genome has been assessing and ranking startup ecosystems around the world for its Global Startup Ecosystem reports. They recently published their third report, and this week we talk to their CEO, JF Gauthier, about the factors they assess and the metrics they use in determining the rankings. JF also talks about the … [Read more...]

Ep 02: Startup Research with Charles Plant of the Impact Centre

May 9, 2017 By Gary Will

Do Canadian startups replace founder CEOs too quickly? Are startups still focusing significant resources on product development with minimal market feedback? Do Canadian businesses really underinvest in R&D? What do Canadian startups need to do to improve their chances of scaling to prominent size? These are some of the topics related to Canadian startups that Charles … [Read more...]

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  • Ep 24: Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs: The Expert Review Panel Report
  • Ep 23: The Biggest, Fastest Growing, Most Concentrated Tech Hubs in Canada – From the 2016 Census
  • Ep 22: Hot DesQ: Helping Startups Grow in Queensland, Australia with Murray Love and Paul Martyn
  • Ep 21: The Montreal Startup Ecosystem with Isaac Souweine of Real Ventures
  • Ep 20: The Founding of the Velocity Incubator with Sean Van Koughnett
  • Ep 19: Surveying Australia’s Startup Ecosystem with Monica Wulff of Startup Muster
  • Ep 18: The Challenge of Startup Ecosystem Metrics with Jesse Rodgers of Volta Labs
  • Ep 17: The Evolution of Ottawa’s Startup Community with Ian Graham of TheCodeFactory

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Magnet Forensics, a cybercrime software maker stacked with Blackberry alumni, has filed for an IPO. Story with @SeanSilcoff:
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