What The Tech?

Today I’m thrilled to have a pair of guests on the show to talk about the larger Canadian startup ecosystem and, specifically, FounderFuel. 

FounderFuel is a four month accelerator program that partners founders with insightful mentors, intensive networking and expert coaching, culminating in Canada’s biggest Demo Day, taking place this year on July 11th. 

At the heart of FounderFuel is the expertise offered by Real Ventures, Canada’s leading early-stage VC firm dedicated to serving entrepreneurs and nurturing the communities where we thrive. 

Here to discuss both are Real Ventures Partner and FounderFuel General Manager Katy Yam as well as Real Ventures’ Director of Marketing and People and FounderFuel’s Program Manager Lisa Séguin!

Check out this blog to learn more about the 2023 FounderFuel cohort.

Boast accelerates the success of innovative businesses globally with software that integrates financial, payroll, and engineering data into a single platform of R&D intelligence.

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Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.

Today, we’re unpacking some of the findings from Boast AI’s 2023 R&D Trends & Insights Report, which surveyed more than 250 business leaders from across North America to gauge how they’re fueling their product roadmap, the most prevalent tools being used to track R&D and the biggest obstacles for innovation leaders. 

This conversation was originally featured as part of Boast AI’s weekly InnovatorsLive series on LinkedIn, where experts from across our team share their thoughts and experiences to help founders and entrepreneurs along their innovation journey.

2023 R&D Trends & Insights Report: https://boast.ai/guides/ebook-rd-trends-insights-report/ 

Boast accelerates the success of innovative businesses globally with software that integrates financial, payroll, and engineering data into a single platform of R&D intelligence.

Visit Boast.ai, sign up for our Blog newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn for weekly #InnovatorsLive sessions and the latest news to fuel your growth.

Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.

Today I’m thrilled to be joined by Patrick Proulx, Co-Founder and CTO of Knak. Knak is a solution built by Marketers, for Marketers; it’s the first no-code campaign creation platform built for enterprise marketing teams that speeds time-to-market while empowering marketers to be creative.

I’ll leave it to Patrick to get into the nitty gritty of what makes Knak such a disruptor in the space, and how they were able to work with Boast to optimize their SR&ED filing and drive even more innovation. 

Boast accelerates the success of innovative businesses globally with software that integrates financial, payroll, and engineering data into a single platform of R&D intelligence.

Visit Boast.ai, sign up for our Blog newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn for weekly #InnovatorsLive sessions and the latest news to fuel your growth.

Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.

Hello and welcome to What The Tech from Boast AI, where we talk with some of the brilliant minds behind new and exciting SR&ED initiatives to learn what it takes to tackle “technological uncertainty” and, eventually, change the world.

I’m thrilled this week to be chatting with Mehrsa Raeiszadeh, Co-founder and COO of Mintlist, which is an online marketplace connecting 1000s of car dealers so that customers receive 100s of offers on their car in just 30 minutes.

I’ll let Mehrsa give us the rundown on how Mintlist is changing the game when it comes to buying and selling cars, and how her team was able to work with Boast AI to help maximize their tax benefits and fund their innovation.

Boast accelerates the success of innovative businesses globally with software that integrates financial, payroll, and engineering data into a single platform of R&D intelligence.

Visit Boast.ai, sign up for our Blog newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn for weekly #InnovatorsLive sessions and the latest news to fuel your growth.

Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.