A plainspoken look at Startup Canada and the community around it.
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Float or Founder: Toronto Startup Business Stories
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Float or Founder is the Toronto startup podcast. Learn from the career and management experiences of local startup and business entrepreneurs, founders, executives, and venture capitalists in Toronto, Canada. Hosted by Samantha Lloyd and Lisen Kaci.
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A grounded marketplace story about turning early users into real momentum.
Ryan Shupak's conversation keeps its focus on the earliest part of marketplace building: making small home jobs easier for homeowners while giving pros more paid work and fewer dead ends.
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S2E26: Ryan Shupak of Jiffy on finding early customers
Ryan Shupak, co-founder and CEO of Jiffy, shares the story of building a home services marketplace that connects homeowners with contractors for small jobs.
·17m·1 clip - 2
S2E28: Kayla Isabelle of Startup Canada on Canadian entrepreneurship
Kayla Isabelle, Executive Director of Startup Canada, discusses the state of Canadian entrepreneurship, how the organization supported businesses through COVID-19, and shares key advice for founders on qualities for success and future industry trends.
·19m·1 clip - 3
S2E25: Shawna Stewart of PostBeyond on people and policies
Nov 23, 2020·19m - 4
S2 Special! David Lloyd Hosts Neil Wainright of UpHabit
Nov 19, 2020·30m - 5
S2E23: Diana Goodwin of Marketbox & Aquamobile on scalable flexibility
Nov 9, 2020·22m - 6
S2E22: Sarah Stockdale of Growclass on data-driven startup marketing
Nov 2, 2020·18m - 7
S2 Special! David Lloyd Hosts James Novak of Fiix
Oct 29, 2020·21m - 8
S2E21: Kathy Cheng of WS & Co. + Redwood Classics on vertical integration
Oct 26, 2020·17m - 9
S2E20: Derek Manuge of Corl on picking investments and advisors
Oct 12, 2020·21m - 10
S2E19: Faye Almeshaan of Acceleprise on accelerators
Oct 5, 2020·18m - 11
S2E18: Zoe Share of Schmooz Media on not being self-serving on social
Sep 28, 2020·19m - 12
S2E17: Charles Bennett of Triella on digital security
Sep 21, 2020·16m - 13
S2E16: Paula Teixeira Leite of Caju Winds on the packaged food business
Sep 14, 2020·20m - 14
S2E15: Jason Field of Brainstation on lifelong learning
Sep 7, 2020·20m - 15
S2E14: Dr. Leeno Karumanchery of MESH Diversity on the science of diversity
Aug 31, 2020·18m - 16
S2E13: Alyssa Atkins of Lilia on personal pain point
Aug 24, 2020·23m - 17
S2E12: Jay Rosenzweig of Rosenzweig & Company on recruiting
Aug 17, 2020·19m - 18
S2 Special! David Lloyd Hosts Joel Lessem of Firmex
Aug 13, 2020·28m - 19
S2E11: Neel Lukka on timing
Aug 10, 2020·21m - 20
S2E10: Martha Switzer of Sprout at Work on wellness
Aug 3, 2020·19m - 21
S2E9: Mark Ang of Second Closet on grinding
Jul 27, 2020·20m - 22
S2E8: Nunzio Presta of BizOn on selling and buying businesses
Jul 20, 2020·19m - 23
S2E7: Marsha Druker of F*ckupNights on community
Jul 13, 2020·22m - 24
S2E6: Dr. Bryan Gelman of St. Clair Vet on location, location, location
Jul 6, 2020·22m - 25
S2 Special! Techstars Global Startup Weekend COVID-19 Online Canada
Jul 1, 2020·41m - 26
S2E5: Eric Vardon of Morphio on marketing and pivoting
Jun 29, 2020·20m - 27
S2E4: Shrad Rao of Wagepoint on building culture remote
Jun 22, 2020·19m - 28
S2E3: Kate Dickson & Sarah Hartkorn of Primped on marketplace creation
Jun 15, 2020·21m - 29
S2E2: Jodi Kovitz of #MoveTheDial on going out of your way
Jun 8, 2020·23m - 30
S2E1: Colin Hennigar of SickKids Foundation on Fundraising
Jun 1, 2020·22m - 31
Meet startup entrepreneurs in Toronto
May 13, 2020·1m - 32
Float or Founder: Episode 34 - Farhan Thawar, Helpful & Pivotal
Feb 3, 2020·36m - 33
Special! #movethedial minisode with Jesse Draper, Halogen Ventures
Jan 30, 2020·25m - 34
Float or Founder: Episode 33 - Michelle McBane, MaRS IAF/StandUp Ventures
Jan 27, 2020·34m - 35
Float or Founder: Episode 32 - Devon Leichtman & Prashant Shukla, Origin Ventures
Jan 20, 2020·50m - 36
Special! #movethedial minisode with Eva Lau, Two Small Fish Ventures
Jan 16, 2020·21m - 37
Float or Founder: Episode 31 - Joanne Fedeyko, Connection Silicon Valley
Jan 13, 2020·27m - 38
Float or Founder: Episode 30 - Melissa & Jonathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group
Jan 6, 2020·36m - 39
Special! #movethedial minisode with Dr. Sarah Saska of Feminuity
Dec 19, 2019·12m - 40
Float or Founder: Episode 29 - Shane Vitaly of Compound Studio
Dec 16, 2019·30m - 41
Float or Founder: Episode 28 - Mark Graham of commonsku
Dec 9, 2019·29m - 42
Float or Founder: Episode 27 - Jodi Echakowitz of Boulevard PR
Dec 3, 2019·35m - 43
Float or Founder: Episode 26 - Carolyn Plater, Stephanie Kersta of Hoame
Nov 25, 2019·30m - 44
Float or Founder: Episode 25 - Derek Hopfner, Shane Murphy of Founded
Nov 18, 2019·35m - 45
Float or Founder: Episode 24 - Jodi Kovitz of #movethedial
Nov 11, 2019·31m - 46
Float or Founder: Episode 23 - Erin Bury & Kevin Oulds of Willful
Nov 4, 2019·45m - 47
Float or Founder: Episode 22 - Heather Payne of Juno College
Oct 28, 2019·33m - 48
Float or Founder: Episode 21 - Shannon Ferguson & Kris McCarthy, FanSaves
Oct 21, 2019·27m - 49
Float or Founder: Episode 20 - Erica Pearson of Vacation Fund
Oct 7, 2019·31m - 50
Float or Founder: Episode 19 - Justin Thouin, LowestRates.ca
Sep 30, 2019·39m - 51
Float or Founder LIVE @ Dovetail Basecamp: Episode 18 - Kelsey Ramsden
Sep 23, 2019·26m - 52
Float or Founder: Episode 17 - Trang Trinh of TREC Brands
Sep 16, 2019·35m - 53
Float or Founder: Episode 16 - Chanele McFarlane, Do Well Dress Well
Sep 9, 2019·31m - 54
Float or Founder: Episode 15 - Gary Saarenvirta of Daisy Intelligence
Sep 2, 2019·38m - 55
Float or Founder: Episode 14 - Bobby Umar, DYPB
Aug 26, 2019·35m - 56
Float or Founder: Episode 13 - Shawn Hewat, Peter Kotzeff, Wavy
Aug 19, 2019·33m - 57
Float or Founder: Episode 12 - Alexis Dean of Dovetail Community + Basecamp
Aug 12, 2019·32m - 58
Float or Founder: Episode 11 - Erik Lloyd of Brink Bionics
Aug 5, 2019·26m - 59
Float or Founder: Episode 10 - Sheba Zaidi of County Wine Tours
Jul 29, 2019·38m - 60
Float or Founder: Episode 9 - Kerri-Lynn McAllister of Pawzy
Jul 22, 2019·39m - 61
Float or Founder: Episode 8 - Edwin Frondozo of Business Leadership Podcast
Jul 15, 2019·34m - 62
Float or Founder: Episode 7 - Rachel Kelly of Make Lemonade
Jul 8, 2019·37m - 63
Float or Founder: Episode 6 - Shira Yoskovitch of Handled
Jul 1, 2019·39m - 64
Float or Founder: Episode 5 - Nadeem Nathoo of The Knowledge Society
Jun 24, 2019·42m - 65
Float or Founder: Episode 4 - Jeanette Stock, Simon Mills of Venture Out
Jun 17, 2019·35m - 66
Float or Founder: Episode 3 - Jennifer Couldrey of Upside Foundation
Jun 10, 2019·30m - 67
Float or Founder: Episode 2 - Zack Yassin
Jun 3, 2019·34m - 68
Float or Founder: Episode 1 - Fatima Zaidi of Quill
May 27, 2019·48m