Launch AMA

Known in the industry as 'the connector', Caroline Lewko talks about how tech communities in different places can be completely different, and yet the same. She also talks about how life has become different in a world where conferences are now online and no longer live, and how to grow your network in these trying times.

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Jason Bailey, one of the OG's of the Vancouver Tech Ecosystem joins Sam to talk about his startup journey, from growing up in a trailer park to building multiple multi-million dollar businesses, and his drive to keep 'beating his own high score'.

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Sam is joined by podcasting guru, Aidan Hornsby, co-founder of DoubleUp and Supercast, who shares his journey becoming a start up founder, the differences in doing business with different cultures, and finally, how marketing has changed and podcasting needs to become part of the strategy.

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Bernd Petak, Investment Partner and Co-founder at Northmark Ventures joins Sam to talk about building multiple companies around the world. They also dissect different strategies to build a global company and discuss why Vancouver is still his choice of residence. Finally, they dive deep into Northmark's investment strategies and the best way to pitch to Bernd himself.

Bernd Petak is a longtime friend of Launch Academy, and joins Launch AMA as it's first ever guest. Bernd is a former software engineer, ex-consulting partner with Deloitte, and multi-time company founder, CEO, COO and CFO. Bernd is investment partner and co-founder at Northmark Ventures, a high value-added venture capital firm investing throughout the Americas and focused specifically on advanced technology, SaaS and Fintech businesses. Bernd is an active advisor, mentor and board director. In Canada, Bernd acts as board chair for Beanworks Solutions and is also a corporate director for Screenscape Networks and Proskida. Finally , he is also a board observer for Redwood Markets of Houston, Texas. In this episode, Bernd talks about the difference between the ecosystems in Vancouver and New York, having a sound global strategy, a bit of history about the Vancouver Tech ecosystem, and his personal investment strategies.