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The Flagship Podcast brings you inside stories from the Canadian technology ecosystem. You’ll hear from founders, investors, builders and learn about their triumphs, hardships and hard earned lessons. You’ll learn about strategies and tactics and about the human side and what it takes to build a thriving technology company which will hopefully help you on your journey.
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From Medicine to AI Powered Businesses with Nicholas Nadeau, CTO @ SmartOne
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Dr. Nicholas Nadeau is the Chief Technology Officer at SmartOne, a leader in ethical AI and data solutions. Nicholas has become a pivotal figure in tech innovation with a Ph.D. in AI and engineering and a career dedicated to emerging technologies. Before joining SmartOne, he founded Nadeau Innovations, propelling startups to success as a fractional…
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Scaling and operating lessons with Julie Lacasse, co-founder @ Tracktik and Venture Partner @ Amiral Ventures
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I’m lucky that I get to work alongside Julie Lacasse and learn from her every day. If you don’t know her, Julie is a serial entrepreneur and current venture capital partner at Amiral Ventures. She’s the cofounder of Tracktik, an innovative company specialized in optimizing the management of security agencies, she led the company to international su…
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Building successful tech startups with Richard Chénier, General Manager @ Québec Tech
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Startup Montréal, the non-profit organization that has supported early-stage Montréal startups is now known as Québec Tech. The rebranded organization has also adopted a new mandate to grow the international footprint of Québec tech companies with high export potential. To talk about the important mission of Québec Tech, I had the pleasure of speak…
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Making meetings better with Aydin Mirzaee, Co-Founder & CEO @ Fellow
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I had a great conversation with Aydin Mirzaee, CEO & Co-Founder @ Fellow. Aydin is a tech loving entrepreneur with a passion for building great products, leadership and people. Fellow solves a huge problem for companies, help people spend less time in meetings and make them more productive. Previously , he was the co-founder and co-CEO of Fluidware…
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Building an electric future with Marc Bédard, Cofounder & CEO @ Lion Electric
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Sur cet épisode du Flagship podcast, j’ai eu le plaisir d’échanger avec Marc Bédard, cofondateur et PDG @ Lion Électrique. Marc Bédard a toujours été passionné par la technologie, l'innovation et la finance. En 2008, il a fondé Lion Electric et a peu après mis l'entreprise sur la voie du zéro émission en s'engageant dans un portefeuille de produits…
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Backing AI founders at pre-seed with Jordan Steiner and Max McCrea, Co-Founders @ Dev/Cap
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There is a cool new fund called DevCap based in Montreal founded by Max McCrea and Jordan Steiner. Developer Capital is a pre-seed and seed-stage investment corporation. They strive to provide what other investors promise: real support for our investments in the form of actionable technical and operational support via its partnership with Monadical…
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Changing an industry with Simon Leblond, Co-founder & CEO @ SmartD Technologies
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J’ai eu le plaisir de discuter avec Simon Leblond, co-fondateur et PDG @ SmartD Technologies. Simon est un entrepreneur avec 20 ans d'expérience entrepreneuriale dans la mise sur le marché de technologies disruptives dans tous les secteurs. SmartD Technologies développe des variateurs de fréquence (VFD) pour le contrôle de moteurs. Leur variateur d…
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Live Podcast at CDL / Next AI Community Dinner with Sarah Jenna, QV Studio and Raphael Steinman, Maxa
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I had the pleasure of hosting the Flagship podcast at last week’s CDL / NextAI Community Dinner. The first guest was Sarah Jenna, Managing Director @ QV Studio We spoke about quantum computing and how Sherbrooke is rapidly becoming a global leader in the quantum. Note - this convo was in French The second guest was Raphael Steinman, Co-Founder & Co…
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Dynamiser l'écosystème de capital de risque du Québec avec Réseau Capital
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J’ai eu la chance de parler avec Simon Pelletier et Gilles Duruflé de Réseau Capital. Ils ont publié un rapport très pertinent en novembre à propos de l'écosystème de capital de risque du Québec. L’objectif de cette étude était de comparer le dynamisme de l’écosystème d’investissement en capital de risque du Québec à ceux de l’Ontario et de la Colo…
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Reimaging design with Andria Santos, CEO & Founder @ Fülhaus
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Andria Santos, Co-founder & CEO @ Fülhaus Fülhaus is an AI-powered interior design and furnishing company dedicated to improving performance of furnished real estate properties and hospitality business through good design. We spoke about: Building a solid interior design company over 10 years The AI new product t…
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Miracles only happen on the last push with Simon De Baene, Co-Founder & CEO @ Workleap
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Simon De Baene is the dreamer and visionary at the top of Workleap, which designs software used by over 15,000 organizations in 110 countries. Recognized as one of Quebec's largest SMEs, Workleap now has over 200 employees and is currently one of the fastest-growing companies in North America. Early in his entrepreneurial journey, Simon realized th…
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Building a VC franchise with Scott Loong, Partner @ Panache Ventures
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Scott is a partner at Panache Ventures. Prior to joining Panache, Scott was the co-founder and CEO of Covera.ai (acquired in 2019), an InsurTech startup that leverages data and technology to take insurance renewals off of your to do list forever. Scott was also an Entrepreneur in Residence at Ferst Capital Partners, one of Canada’s pioneering FinTe…
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Self Belief with Vickie Joseph | Founder, Board Member, Leader
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Originally from Montreal, business woman, creator and philanthropist, Vickie Joseph has been immersed in the world of fashion from a very young age. Today, as a happy mother of three children, the designer and businesswoman has been recognized for her projects on several occasions, including the multi million dollars she and her husband Frantz Sain…
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Restless Maverick with John Ruffolo, Founder & Managing Partner Maverix
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John is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity, a private equity firm focused on technology-enabled growth and disruption investment strategies. As a firm run by entrepreneurs, funded by entrepreneurs, and for entrepreneurs, Maverix invests in health and wellness, financial services, transportation and logistics, live, work, pla…
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Flagship Podcast: Episode 1 | Amiral Ventures
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For the first episode, I could not think of two better people than my mighty partners at Amiral Ventures, Frederic Bastien and Dominic Becotte. We spoke about: Why we’re starting Amiral Ventures The funding gap in Canada and how we’re planning to address it Our investment thesis centered around sustainable economic dynamism Why we believe that the …
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