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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TechPoutine with Eleonore Jarry, Ian Jeffrey, Gabriel Sundaram & Nectarios Economakis
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Canadian Technology news with industry veterans: Eleonore Jarry, Gabriel Sundaram, Ian Jeffrey, Nectarios Economakis
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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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TechPoutine #EP08: Live @ Notman House with Sophie Forest, Managing Partner @ Brightspark Ventures
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Last week, we recorded a TechPoutine podcast from the Somo Lounge at Notman House. We were joined by the magnificent Sophie Forest, Managing Partner at Brightspark Ventures. She graciously stepped in for Eleonore Jarry who is enjoying her mat leave. Ian Jeffrey, Gabriel Sundaram and I had the pleasure of asking Sophie a bunch of questions about her…
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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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TechPoutine #EP07: The CEO Whisperer with Mark MacLeod
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Ian Jeffrey, Gabriel Sundaram and I had the pleasure of being joined by Mark MacLeod who has sat at the right-hand side of the leaders of high growth technology companies as either a CFO, VC or deal maker since 1999. He served as CFO for software companies including Shopify and Freshbooks. He was also a General Partner in Real Ventures and founde…
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This is a special episode where we discussed the ongoing saga of Notman House and why it’s important to keep it in the hands of the community. We were joined by Gabriel Lesperance, a serial entrepreneur that benefited greatly from Notman. He wrote a great op-ed in Le Devoir which we recommend you read. We spoke about: The history of Notman House It…
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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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TechPoutine #EP05: Eleonore’s mat leave, promises and risks of AI, upcoming events and Techaide’s impact
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This is the last episode of Tech Poutine before Eleonore Jarry’s maternity leave! Ian Jeffrey, Gabriel Sundaram and I wished her the best of luck. We also celebrated the occasion by eating some good poutine together. On the show, we spoke about: The promises and risks of AI Polarization in media The mission of Techaide and getting together to give …
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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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TechPoutine EP#04: New fund announcements, Solo GPs and AI Innovation
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New episode of TechPoutine with Gabriel Sundaram, Eleonore Jarry and Ian Jeffrey is live! On the show, we spoke about: A slew of new funding announcements iNovia’s discovery program, Luge Capital Fund 2 and Front Row Ventures The trend of solo GP Latest innovations of AI and All In conference
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TechPoutine #EP03: Harley back in Montreal, DeepSky Redux and Bill C18
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TechPoutine with Gabriel Sundaram, Eleonore Jarry, Ian Jeffrey and Nectarios Economakis On the show, we discuss: Harley moving back to Montreal Damien Steel’s appointment as the new DeepSky CEO Fred Lalonde’s keynote about DeepSky (must watch!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baz2OsoIOPs The impact of Bill C18 on the Canadian media industry…
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TechPoutine #EP02: StartupFest, FF Recap and DeepSky
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On this episode, Gabriel Sundaram, Eleonore Jarry, Ian Jeffrey and Nectarios Economakis talk about: Recap of FounderFuel and StartupFest Climate Tech and Deep Sky Building companies that have a purpose
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Canadian Technology news with industry veterans: Eleonore Jarry, Gabriel Sundaram, Ian Jeffrey, Nectarios Economakis The show is four friends getting together and talking about the Canadian technology ecosystem. We wanted to share an insider’s perspective and have some fun while doing it. On this first episode, we spoke about Why we decided to star…
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