Founder Journey | The Untold Stories of the Founder Journey

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 Kirk Simpson, Co-Founder and CEO of Qui Identity.

On this special live episode of the Founders Journey, Kirk joined Alex Norman and hundreds of other technologists, founders, and leaders to chat through his journey to founding and building Qui. He also shared his unique insights on how he got here today and advice for others who want to launch their own business.

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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 Michael Garrity, CEO of Financeit

On this episode of the Founders Journey, Michael discussed everything from his early years as a Founder, the unique gap within consumer finance solutions that needed to be filled, their recent acquisition of a leading competitor, and his hopes for the future.

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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 Justin Herlick, CEO of Pine.

On this special live episode of the Founders Journey, Justin joined Alex Reilly and hundreds of other technologists, founders, and leaders to chat through his journey to founding and building Pine. He also shared his insights on the current market and how it's impacting his business.

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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 Raymond Chik, Co-Founder of Untether AI

Untether is helping companies run AI workloads to help operate neural networks faster, cooler, and more cost-effectively using app memory computing. 

Raymond joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Untether AI, his previous Founder experience, the most important takeaways for the future of AI, why he Angel invests, and more!

Connect with Raymond on LinkedIn or via email at [email protected]

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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 Alex Rink, CEO of Rink Ventures

Alex works as a Strategic Advisor for high-growth companies and VCs/PEs.

He has over 20 years of experience as a SaaS/DaaS CEO/co-founder and executive and most recently lead an M&A and merger integration for a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company.

Alex joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Rink Ventures, the value of his own Founder experience, and how is supporting many companies now as an investor and advisor.

Connect with Alex on LinkedIn

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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 Nabeil Alazzam, Founder and CEO of Forma.ai

Forma.ai is the world’s first sales compensation solution driven by a collective data model. It allows organizations to design, execute, and optimize their sales compensation strategy within a single platform.

Nabeil joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Forma.ai, his university years, lessons learned as a consultant, and his goals for the future of Forma.ai

Connect with Nabeil on LinkedIn and learn more about forma.ai on their website.

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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 Erin Bury, Co-Founder and CEO of Willful.

Willful is an online platform that allows you to create your will as quickly and easily as possible. Willful easily guides you through the process of putting together a will online from the comfort of your own home.

Erin joined us to discuss the journey and inspiration behind Willful, her most important lessons learned, and her hopes for the future of estate planning and the education behind it for Canadians.

Connect with Erin on Social Media and learn more about Willful at www.willful.co

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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 Dr. Brett Belchetz, Co-Founder and CEO of Maple.

Today, Brett shares more about Maple, what inspired him to start the business, the future of healthcare in Canada, and how Maple is making a massive change in the industry across Canada.

Connect with Brett on Twitter and learn more about Maple at www.getmaple.com

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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 Rishi Nayyar, Co-Founder and CEO of PocketHealth. Today, Rishi shares more about PocketHealth, what inspired him to start the business, the future of healthcare in Canada, and the important lessons he learned while scaling his business.

Connect with Rishi on LinkedIn and learn more about PocketHealth and their open roles on their careers page

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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 Philippe Beaudoin, Co-Founder and CEO of Waverly.

Today, Phil shares his best advice for following through with your ideas, what makes sense for your own journey and the best lessons he has learned along the way.

In this episode, we also cover:

(0:00) Introduction to Phil and his background  

(1:00) What is a Venture Scientist, and why does Phil call himself that? 

(3:00) Phil's lessons learned at Google 

(7:29) ElementAI 

(10:00) Changing the way we view our social feeds 

(14:54) Starting Waverly and the journey 

(16:00) Meeting the Co-Founders 

(22:00) Wavlery and the effects of ChatGPT 

(25:59) The future of Waverly 

(33:00) Working with talent in Canada 

(35:50) How AI can be useful for everyone

Connect with Phil on LinkedIn

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