TechTO's Founder Series | The Untold Stories of the Founder Journey
by TechTO.orgDiscover the untold stories behind the fundraise, founder journey, and more! Learn how Founders got their ideas off the ground, raised money, and even grew their respected organizations into billion-dollar companies. Join the TechTO and various guests as we lead candid conversations with founders, their partners, teams, and those who have supported them along the way. Mini Series to check out: Perfecting the Pitch, Three Comma Club, Founders and Funding, TechTO's Rocketships List, Newsmaker Insights, and The Founders Journey
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Episodes
The Founders Journey (LIVE) ft. Justin Bailie of Rose Rocket
18m · PublishedIn 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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The Founders Journey ft. Christian Weedbrook of Xanadu
26m · PublishedWelcome 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 isChristian 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 [email protected]
The Founders Journey ft. Kevin Kliman of Humi
30m · PublishedWelcome 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 isKevin 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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The Founders Journey ft. Tate Hackert of ZayZoon
46m · PublishedWelcome 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 isTate 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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The Founders Journey (LIVE) ft. Hussein Fazal of Super
29m · PublishedWelcome 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 isHussein 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 [email protected] and we'll include them for a follow-up podcast!
The Founders Journey ft. Darren Huston of BlackPines
40m · PublishedWelcome 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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The Founders Journey ft. Laura Zizzo of Manifest Climate
27m · PublishedWelcome 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 isLaura Zizzo, Co-Founder and CEO ofManifest 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 LinkedInto chat all things Manifest Climate!
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The Founders Journey ft. Michael Millar of Verto
32m · PublishedWelcome 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 isMichael 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 LinkedInhere to chat all things Verto!
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The Founders Journey ft. Inovia Capital
29m · PublishedWelcome 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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The Founders Journey ft. Kevin Collins of Charli AI
46m · PublishedWelcome 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 isKevin 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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TechTO's Founder Series | The Untold Stories of the Founder Journey has 77 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 52:27:45. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on October 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 26th, 2024 17:10.
