Here are the relevant links for this episode:

• Sam Pillar's Fast Company piece: 4 lessons I learned the hard way as a first-time founder
  • Jobber
  • Communitech's Team True North list of innovation companies with the highest probability of reaching $1 billion in revenue
• Sheldon Zhang's post: My first blog: leaving Yardly, my next startup, and a new side project!
• How 4 Edmonton startups are trying to revitalize and reimagine space downtown
  • Zipstall
  • Story City
  • What's the Deal?
  • Workspace
• The Quad's interview with Riya Ganguly, associate vice-president of enterprise: A new direction for innovation at the U of A
• Threshold Impact Venture Mentoring Service

Looking ahead:

• Sept. 13: AWE Awards Celebration
• Oct. 18: Public Roadshow Edmonton
• Oct. 20: Launch Party 13
• Nov. 17: Startup TNT Investment Summit VI
• Sign up for the Tech Roundup

Many thanks to our title sponsor, Innovate Edmonton, as well as to Alberta Blue Cross for support of this episode.

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Editing by Castria; theme music by Dave Von Bieker; cover art by Vikki Wiercinski.