The BetaKit Podcast Channel
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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Ambition made in Canada with Shopify, Cohere, and Wealthsimple
07/07/2025
Ambition made in Canada with Shopify, Cohere, and Wealthsimple
“ It's kind of that 'Valley or bust' mentality which breaks the ecosystem and really hurts Canada.” Harley Finkelstein (Shopify), Mike Katchen (Wealthsimple), and Aidan Gomez (Cohere) hold a candid conversation about 'Ambition made in Canada' during Toronto Tech Week. Recorded live at Homecoming. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Invest Northern Ireland—the gateway to international growth. International Tech companies are discovering countless advantages in Northern Ireland. That’s why it’s the #2 international investment location for US Cybersecurity firms, as well as Europe’s leading location for new Software development projects. Global Tech giants like Microsoft, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and Synopsys have already spotted the benefits we offer–such as our skilled workforce, supportive business environment, competitive costs, and expertise in sectors like Cybersecurity and Fintech. Let Northern Ireland help your business grow. Visit to learn more. -- The BetaKit Podcast is also brought to you by Motion—the control center for creative strategists. Motion helps brands scale paid social campaigns faster by turning complex ad data into clear, actionable insights, offering tools like visual ad analysis, competitor tracking, and automated reporting. Backed by a recent $30M Series B raise, Motion just launched AI Creative Strategists: virtual teammates that analyze creatives, run research, and use real ad data to generate more winning content. If you're ready to take on real marketing challenges and make an impact, Motion is for you. Explore open roles at one of Canada’s fastest-growing tech companies. They're expanding their engineering and customer success teams at the moment! Visit to learn more and apply. Related links:
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What keeps Bluesky’s head of trust and safety up at night?
06/30/2025
What keeps Bluesky’s head of trust and safety up at night?
“ The company fascinates me… because they have such interesting concepts internally. One of them being ‘treat the company as a future adversary,’ which I have never seen anywhere in my career." Bluesky's head of trust and safety is a Canadian working out of Dublin. In town to speak at the BetaKit Town Hall for Toronto Tech Week, Aaron Rodericks first joined The BetaKit Podcast to discuss his journey from government to social media, lessons learned from working at Twitter, and how Bluesky might one day help you find joy online. -- The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Invest Northern Ireland—the gateway to international growth. International Tech companies are discovering countless advantages in Northern Ireland. That’s why it’s the #2 international investment location for US Cybersecurity firms, as well as Europe’s leading location for new Software development projects. Global Tech giants like Microsoft, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and Synopsys have already spotted the benefits we offer–such as our skilled workforce, supportive business environment, competitive costs, and expertise in sectors like Cybersecurity and Fintech. Let Northern Ireland help your business grow. Visit to learn more. -- The BetaKit Podcast is also brought to you by Motion—the control center for creative strategists. Motion helps brands scale paid social campaigns faster by turning complex ad data into clear, actionable insights, offering tools like visual ad analysis, competitor tracking, and automated reporting. Backed by a recent $30M Series B raise, Motion just launched AI Creative Strategists: virtual teammates that analyze creatives, run research, and use real ad data to generate more winning content. If you're ready to take on real marketing challenges and make an impact, Motion is for you. Explore open roles at one of Canada’s fastest-growing tech companies. They're expanding their engineering and customer success teams at the moment! Visit to learn more and apply. Related links:
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The stories of Canadian tech’s Most Ambitious
06/23/2025
The stories of Canadian tech’s Most Ambitious
“I want to put ambition in people’s hands. You say it doesn’t exist—you’re going to hold it, you’re going to flip through it, you’re going to see it.” BetaKit CEO Siri Agrell joins to discuss today’s launch of : our first-ever print issue, telling stories of bold ambition in Canadian tech. Consider this your Most Ambitious director’s commentary companion, with highlights of some of our favourite stories from the inaugural issue, alongside a behind-the-scenes peek at how it was made. We also answer the most important question facing Canadian tech: how do you get an issue? The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Uber Canada and Cisco Canada. Uber Canada is helping to reduce drunk driving and make it safer to get around according to 87% of Canadian riders. Alcohol remains a factor in a quarter of crash fatalities on public roadways in Canada—and Uber Canada is working with MADD Canada (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) to bring that number to zero. With over 100,000 designated drivers on the road, Uber plays a vital role in this fight. -- In the race to adopt AI, security isn’t keeping pace. According to Cisco’s Cybersecurity Readiness Index, less than half of Canadian companies say their teams understand AI-related threats — while over half face critical cybersecurity talent shortages. Cisco Canada’s CTO, Rob Barton, says its new Cybersecurity Readiness Assessment tool helps organizations gauge their overall security maturity in the age of AI. Want to assess your cybersecurity posture? Take and get your personalized score.
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Summer reading list: The Subversive Marketing Handbook
06/16/2025
Summer reading list: The Subversive Marketing Handbook
“ Subversiveness is a way of changing the system. And I think what we're seeing right now is that all systems are changing.” Entrepreneur and Startupfest founding partner Alistair Croll has co-authored a new book, . If you’re wondering why your company is so bad with its go-to-market execution, or which rules need to be bent (or broken) to win in the attention economy, this book might shoot to the top of your summer reading list. Originally aired: Feb 02, 2025 The BetaKit Podcast is presented by The BetaKit Newsletter. Your inbox deserves better, and so do you. Stay informed on all things Canadian tech by The BetaKit Newsletter today.
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InBC’s Jill Earthy knows Canadian VC “could be healthier”
06/09/2025
InBC’s Jill Earthy knows Canadian VC “could be healthier”
“ That's what we wanna change, right? For future companies, more Canadian investors on the cap table so that we can see those benefits come back through investment, through mentorship.” Jill Earthy, CEO of InBC Investment Corp—a provincial Crown corporation with $500 million of direct and indirect capital to deploy—joins to discuss the state of Canadian venture, the role of organizations like hers in BC’s growing tech ecosystem, and InBC’s future fundraising plans. Recorded live at Web Summit Vancouver. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Motion: the control center for creative strategists. Motion helps brands scale paid social campaigns faster by turning complex ad data into clear, actionable insights, offering tools like visual ad analysis, competitor tracking, and automated reporting. If you're ready to take on real marketing challenges and make an impact, Motion is for you. Visit to explore open roles at one of Canada’s fastest-growing tech companies. Related links:
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Amii CEO Cam Linke says Canada’s AI strategy requires customers
06/02/2025
Amii CEO Cam Linke says Canada’s AI strategy requires customers
“Be a customer of Canadian startups. This is the thing that every company needs. Nobody died from having too many customers.” The CEO of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, Cam Linke, joins to discuss the next phase of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy and how Amii stands apart from other national AI institutes, Vector and Mila. Recorded live from the Upper Bound AI conference. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Motion: the platform helping marketing teams turn ad performance data into creative strategy. Motion makes it easy to analyze what’s working across your campaigns, find winning ideas, and scale creative that converts. If you want to work on hard problems with real impact, explore open roles at . Related Links:
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The Canadian engineer trying to fix the internet’s original sin
05/26/2025
The Canadian engineer trying to fix the internet’s original sin
“ Companies have spent a lot of time and money creating really great user experience for humans. And now there's kind of this race to create a really good experience for AI agents.” Erik Reppel, head of engineering for the Coinbase Developer Platform, joins to explain why the x402 open payment standard he helped create might plug one of the oldest holes in the internet, and how the protocol could revolutionize commerce—with the help of cryptocurrency and AI. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by OVHcloud, the global cloud provider trusted by innovators worldwide. OVHcloud offers transparent, sovereign cloud solutions designed to help you build on your own terms—without vendor lock-in or hidden fees. With over 80 services available, you can build and scale your infrastructure confidently, knowing your data is hosted in Canada and supported by 44 data centres globally. to get started with trusted cloud built for scale. Related links:
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Why Faire’s co-founder wants to bring Silicon Valley’s DNA to Canada
05/19/2025
Why Faire’s co-founder wants to bring Silicon Valley’s DNA to Canada
“ I think every ecosystem is different, but we can learn a lot from Silicon Valley, and we can merge what we have here.” Faire co-founder and Chief Architect Marcelo Cortes explains his journey from Brazil to Canada, how working in Kitchener-Waterloo connected him to Silicon Valley, and the process of applying the lessons learned there to his company. We also discuss how Faire's wholesale marketplace for retailers is navigating the trade war, its use of AI, and how it convinced former Uber CTO Thuan Pham to join the company. -- The BetaKit Podcast is presented by OVHcloud, the global cloud provider trusted by innovators worldwide. OVHcloud offers transparent, sovereign cloud solutions designed to help you build on your own terms—without vendor lock-in or hidden fees. With over 80 services available, you can build and scale your infrastructure confidently, knowing your data is hosted in Canada and supported by 44 data centres globally. to get started with trusted cloud built for scale. -- The BetaKit Podcast is also brought to you by . Explore the role of Canadian technology in helping to predict, prevent, and adapt to the global reality of wildfire.
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Half of the internet is bots and they’re feeding you lies
05/12/2025
Half of the internet is bots and they’re feeding you lies
“Bad actors are weaponizing AI faster than governments and enterprises are using AI to combat it.” New data shows that more than half of all internet traffic comes from bots, and a third of those bots have malicious intent. co-founder Connor Ross joins to discuss the impact of the disinformation and defamation campaigns these bots run, how governments and enterprises are unprepared for this AI-driven explosion, and why the social networks are doing nothing to stop it. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by OVHcloud, the global cloud provider trusted by innovators worldwide. OVHcloud offers transparent, sovereign cloud solutions designed to help you build on your own terms—without vendor lock-in or hidden fees. With over 80 services available, you can build and scale your infrastructure confidently, knowing your data is hosted in Canada and supported by 44 data centres globally. to get started with trusted cloud built for scale. Related links:
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2025’s angel investor of the year has a plan for Canadian tech
05/05/2025
2025’s angel investor of the year has a plan for Canadian tech
“I feel like doing this is one of the greatest gifts of my life. Working with these people energizes me.” Joe Canavan, principal at Canavan Capital, is Canada’s 2025 Angel of the Year. Recorded live at the NACO Summit in Ottawa, Canavan discusses his passion and enthusiasm for investing in tech after a career in finance, and what Canada should do to bolster its productivity and economic sovereignty. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by OVHcloud, the global cloud provider trusted by innovators worldwide. OVHcloud offers transparent, sovereign cloud solutions designed to help you build on your own terms—without vendor lock-in or hidden fees. With over 80 services available, you can build and scale your infrastructure confidently, knowing your data is hosted in Canada and supported by 44 data centres globally. to get started with trusted cloud built for scale. Related links:
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How does an online car retailer survive a trade war?
04/28/2025
How does an online car retailer survive a trade war?
“I think for any entrepreneur that’s navigated the last five years, I don’t know if there was a worse time to be building a company.” Clutch found a new gear for its business after a post-pandemic lull … just in time for tariffs to hit. Dan Park (CEO) and Stephen Seibel (COO) join to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated online car retail, how the end of cheap capital pumped their brakes, and how Clutch regained traction after a savvy market expansion. What has this journey taught them about how to prepare for whatever tariffs will do to the auto industry? Let’s dig in. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Float. Float helps Canadian companies manage spend, automate expenses, and now, convert FX at rates 90% lower than the banks. and learn why Canada counts on Float. Related links:
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How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June
04/21/2025
How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June
“ Toronto Tech Week belongs to everyone. Toronto Tech Week is by definition a platform, and it succeeds or fails by the virtue of all the hosts and all of the ecosystem in Toronto wanting to participate.” Filling the summer event gap that Collision left in the city, Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people attending over 100 events this June. How did the ‘community-driven platform’ come to be? How will it be different than other tech events? Toronto Tech Week founding partners and co-organizers Ameet Shah (Golden Ventures), Satish Kanwar (Good Future), and Mell Truong (Sage Consulting) join to tell the story. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Float. Float helps Canadian companies manage spend, automate expenses, and now, convert FX at rates 90% lower than the banks. and learn why Canada counts on Float. Related Links:
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Eric Migicovsky’s crazy journey to relaunch Pebble
04/14/2025
Eric Migicovsky’s crazy journey to relaunch Pebble
“ At the end of the day, I really wanted a Pebble. It didn't exist. No one was building anything remotely like it. So I, without really knowing what I was doing, decided to go and make it.” Almost 10 years after Pebble’s demise, Eric Migicovsky is back building smartwatches. The Canadian behind some of the largest Kickstarter projects of all time explains why he’s relaunching the device he originally made for himself, the incredible luck that has allowed him to do so, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Float. Float helps Canadian companies manage spend, automate expenses, and now convert FX at rates 90% lower than the banks. and learn why Canada counts on Float. Related links:
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Katherine Homuth revisited
04/06/2025
Katherine Homuth revisited
“ It's worth it. Because this deserves to live. We've gotten it far enough that this deserves to actually come to fruition. I don't think there is another company in the world today that actually is closer to this sci-fi dream.” Revisiting BetaKit’s January interview with SRTX founder Katherine Homuth about her company’s ambitious goal to modernize Western textile manufacturing in light of recent news that she will step down as CEO contingent on a deal to secure new financing. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Float. Float helps Canadian companies manage spend, automate expenses, and now convert FX at rates 90% lower than the banks. and learn why Canada counts on Float. The BetaKit Podcast is also brought to you by Consensus, where innovators meet investors. This May, crypto’s longest-running conference will welcome 20,000 attendees to shape the future of the decentralized digital economy at its inaugural festival in Toronto, Canada’s largest tech and financial hub. You can’t afford to miss it. Visit to sign up and save 20% off your ticket! Related links:
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Canadian foodtech has a scale-up problem
03/30/2025
Canadian foodtech has a scale-up problem
“ By the time these companies are ready for B and C [rounds], their cap tables are super clean, too. So it doesn't really make sense that we're not putting money into them.” In a time of global uncertainty, a new report by the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) shows that Canada lags other countries in foodtech funding, relying too much on public funding. CEO Dana McCauley joins to discuss the report, how CFIN’s 6,500 members are navigating tariffs, and why it's important that Canada invests in the tech that feeds us. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by The Cyber Challenge, powered by Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst and CCTX—your pathway to new sales, industry connections, and non-dilutive funding. If you're ready to scale, refine, and lead cybersecurity innovation, apply today at . The BetaKit Podcast is also brought to you by Consensus, where innovators meet investors. This May, crypto’s longest-running conference will welcome 20,000 attendees to shape the future of the decentralized digital economy at its inaugural festival in Toronto, Canada’s largest tech and financial hub. You can’t afford to miss it. Visit to sign up and save 20% off your ticket! Related links:
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Cohere commands attention, Apple Intelligence delays, plus a vibe coding PSA
03/23/2025
Cohere commands attention, Apple Intelligence delays, plus a vibe coding PSA
”Apple won't use user data to develop and train AI. And Apple lives in a world where AI is going to be table stakes in any software or hardware moving forward.” Call it counter-programming. A tech palate cleanse for all the election and trade war talk. This week, Rob and Doug tackle the latest AI developments: vibe coding, Cohere’s (temporary?) LLM pole position, AI data centres from Telus (powered by Nvidia), and Apple’s delayed intelligence. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by The Cyber Challenge, powered by Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst and CCTX—your pathway to new sales, industry connections, and non-dilutive funding. If you're ready to scale, refine, and lead cybersecurity innovation, apply today at . The BetaKit Podcast is also brought to you by Consensus, where innovators meet investors. This May, crypto’s longest-running conference will welcome 20,000 attendees to shape the future of the decentralized digital economy at its inaugural festival in Toronto, Canada’s largest tech and financial hub. You can’t afford to miss it. Visit to sign up and save 20% off your ticket! Related links:
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An election primer on what Canadian innovators need
03/16/2025
An election primer on what Canadian innovators need
”One of the things that I think we've got to critically think about in our country for the future is that we've got to begin using those dollars effectively, like the $4 billion in SR&ED.” CCI’s Ben Bergen joins to discuss items innovators hope will be on the agenda in the forthcoming federal election before ranking what programs (VCCI, SR&ED, etc.) and policies (AI regulation, open banking, etc.) the next government in power might adopt, drop, or move forward. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by The Cyber Challenge, powered by Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst and CCTX—your pathway to new sales, industry connections, and non-dilutive funding. If you're ready to scale, refine, and lead cybersecurity innovation, apply today at . Related links:
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What is Build Canada trying to construct?
03/09/2025
What is Build Canada trying to construct?
“I don’t know what Canadian DOGE is. You know what I know? That everyone is projecting both their hopes and fears onto this thing.” Ex-Shopify VP Daniel Debow joins to discuss his Build Canada initiative, what it’s attempting to achieve, what it isn’t, and his frustration regarding ongoing associations with ‘Canadian DOGE’. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by The Cyber Challenge, powered by Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst and CCTX—your pathway to new sales, industry connections, and non-dilutive funding. If you're ready to scale, refine, and lead cybersecurity innovation, apply today at . Related links:
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Rejecting the rejection of DEIA with AccessNow’s Maayan Ziv
03/02/2025
Rejecting the rejection of DEIA with AccessNow’s Maayan Ziv
“It feels like my inclusion was optional, and that is a scary message to be told. ‘We were doing you a favour by letting you in the room.’” AccessNow founder and CEO Maayan Ziv has been working in the accessibility space for over a decade—long enough to know that progress is slow and takes a fight. With DEIA currently being blamed for “everything from bad business decisions to plane crashes,” Ziv joins to explain the fight is “slipping through our fingers.” The BetaKit Podcast is presented by CIX SUMMIT, powered by Elevate. CIX is Canada’s largest startup awards program and investment conference that brings together Canada’s most promising tech founders, global investors, and industry advisors to power new deals. Join us March 26 at the Design Exchange. !
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How is Canadian tech responding to the trade war?
02/23/2025
How is Canadian tech responding to the trade war?
“Once you’ve cornered that beaver, look out. We are a vicious beast.” Rob and Douglas review the latest dispatches in Canada’s impending trade war with the United States, specifically how Canadian tech is responding. Did someone poke the beaver and unleash Canada’s quiet patriotism? A 3-2 overtime hockey win points to yes. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by the University of Toronto Entrepreneurship Week, returning March 3-7 in downtown Toronto. Don’t miss AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 Nobel laureate, live as he shares insights for startups. View the schedule and register for free:
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AI’s new moat with Coveo’s Louis Têtu
02/16/2025
AI’s new moat with Coveo’s Louis Têtu
“ You're going to see Coveo starting to invest quite aggressively actually to be a market taker. We're not a disrupted company. We're a market taker in AI.” Coveo's current CEO and future executive chair, Louis Têtu, joins to discuss the applied AI company's earnings performance and where the market is heading in the face of customer fatigue and DeepSeek disruption. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Float, Canada's complete business finance platform, combining modern financial services and software to help businesses spend, save, and grow. Support Canadian business and switch today at .
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Is Canada a secret video game powerhouse?
02/09/2025
Is Canada a secret video game powerhouse?
“Part of the magic of the games industry here is that it’s not one thing.” Canada must diversify its economy. Why not start with gaming? Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) president and CEO, Paul Fogolin, joins to discuss video games’ $5.1 billion contribution to Canada’s economy and the results of his organization’s latest study on the Canadian gaming industry. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Float, Canada's complete business finance platform, combining modern financial services and software to help businesses spend, save, and grow. Support Canadian business and switch today at .
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Why Alistair Croll wants Canadian startups to be more evil
02/02/2025
Why Alistair Croll wants Canadian startups to be more evil
“ Subversiveness is a way of changing the system. And I think what we're seeing right now is that all systems are changing.” Entrepreneur and Startupfest founding partner Alistair Croll has co-authored a new book, Just Evil Enough: The Subversive Marketing Handbook. Why are Canadian companies so bad with their go-to-market execution and is now really the time to be preaching subversion and disagreeableness? Let’s dig in. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by The BetaKit Newsletter. Your inbox deserves better, and so do you. Stay informed on all things Canadian tech by The BetaKit Newsletter today.
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SRTX's Katherine Homuth wants to solve for everything
01/26/2025
SRTX's Katherine Homuth wants to solve for everything
“This is worth the pain of attempting to figure out how to do it. But attempting to figure out how to do it required us to basically rethink everything about that traditional outsourcing model.” SRTX founder and CEO Katherine Homuth explains how attempting to solve one problem with tights led her company to attempt solving for all problems related to modern North American textile manufacturing. The BetaKit Podcast is brought to you by the program. Innovation Leaders are driving Canada’s innovation economy forward. By partnering with BetaKit, you can help support the journalism that keeps Canada’s tech sector in focus.
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Social media’s midlife crisis with Amber Mac
01/19/2025
Social media’s midlife crisis with Amber Mac
”It does make me increasingly nervous that one of them really wants to move to Mars and the other one has a legit bunker. Like, what are they preparing for?” Social media expert Amber Mac joins to discuss why two of the world’s richest men, collectively responsible for over 3 billion monthly users, are so quick to blame everyone else for the problems their platforms cause. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by The BetaKit Newsletter. Your inbox deserves better, and so do you. Stay informed on all things Canadian tech by The BetaKit Newsletter today.
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The biggest tech questions of 2025
01/12/2025
The biggest tech questions of 2025
“ I'm sure if there's one takeaway here is that we can all trust Enron to solve the world's energy problems.” “With a mere human-sized egg.” A cleantech crisis? The end of VCCI? The rise of centaurs? FinTech IPOs? Quantum leaps? BetaKit reporters Madison McLauchlan and Josh Scott join to review 2024’s biggest tech questions before offering a fresh set for 2025. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by The BetaKit Newsletter. Your inbox deserves better, and so do you. Stay informed on all things Canadian tech by The BetaKit Newsletter today.
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2025 tech predictions: embrace chaos
12/27/2024
2025 tech predictions: embrace chaos
“Part of my prediction for 2025 is embracing or acknowledging that chaos reigns.” AI agents. Political shenanigans. A Canadian tech acquisition that will shock you. And a Big Tech breakup that you might expect. After choosing chalk last year, The BetaKit Podcast adds some spice to its 2025 tech predictions. Let’s dig in! Have a different take on 2025? Let us know: . The BetaKit Podcast is presented by ‘Devious Web,’ a Shelley Grandy mystery novel available in digital or paperback formats. A successful Canadian entrepreneur is offered millions from Silicon Valley for his data analytics business. As CEO Tom Oliver considers the deal, he is targeted by an unknown perpetrator, and his friend, homicide detective Jason Liu, must strive to keep him safe. If you enjoyed ‘Suits’ and ‘Succession,’ this book is for you. .
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The biggest tech stories of 2024
12/20/2024
The biggest tech stories of 2024
“We are about to see a bunch of people who are powerful, successful, and feel like they know the best way to do things bring this approach into government.” The BetaKit Podcast reviews the biggest tech stories of 2024 before doling out annual letter grades for Shopify, Wealthsimple, Cohere, and many more. A podcast so good we had to record it twice. Have a different take on 2024? Let us know: . The BetaKit Podcast is presented by ‘Devious Web,’ a Shelley Grandy mystery novel available in digital or paperback formats. A successful Canadian entrepreneur is offered millions from Silicon Valley for his data analytics business. As CEO Tom Oliver considers the deal, he is targeted by an unknown perpetrator, and his friend, homicide detective Jason Liu, must strive to keep him safe. If you enjoyed ‘Suits’ and ‘Succession,’ this book is for you. .
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Lessons in leadership, hiring, and AI from SAAS NORTH 2024
12/08/2024
Lessons in leadership, hiring, and AI from SAAS NORTH 2024
“SaaS was around, ‘How do you automate business processes in order to empower humans?’ AI is about, ‘How can a machine do the process so that you need less [human] involvement?’” David Appel (Sage Intacct), Bryan Watson (Venbridge), April Hicke (Toast), and Stephanie Lipp (MycoFutures) talk AI, the changing role of the CFO, leadership and hiring, cleantech tax credits, and how to make leather from mushrooms (seriously). Recorded live at SAAS NORTH. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Uber Canada. Uber's driving positive change for riders, drivers, and communities across Toronto. about how Uber is moving Toronto forward.
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Mama don't take my Google Chrome away
12/01/2024
Mama don't take my Google Chrome away
“Browsers aren't a business. Browsers don't make money. These are loss leaders for other connected experiences because no one wants to pay for the window to the web." The DOJ wants to take Chrome away from Google. Arc wants to build a better browser for everyone. Rob Kenedi wants to decelerate tech with his new show, which is not (yet) a browser. Let’s dig in. The BetaKit Podcast is brought to you by Cloudways, the managed hosting platform built for speed and scalability. Take advantage of Cloudways : 40% off for 4 months on all plans, plus 40 FREE migrations! 3-day trial with no credit card required! Supercharge your website and focus on what matters most this holiday season.
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