EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 40 MIN
Greg Aasen: Choosing Greed Over Ego Made PMC-Sierra a $50 Billion Company
from Tales from the Tiki Lounge · host Sam Peng and Colin Harris
Greg Aasen founded PMC-Sierra out of a scrappy telecom research lab and scaled it into one of Canada's greatest tech success stories. In this episode, Greg joins his longtime right-hand man, Colin, to talk about the five-year grind to spin out of Microtel Pacific Research (MPR), what it took to hire and keep the best talent, and the pivotal dinner where a board member convinced him to choose growth over ego. Whether you're building a company or just trying to understand why BC's tech talent keeps heading south, this one's packed with hard-won lessons from a founder who's seen it all.
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Greg Aasen founded PMC-Sierra out of a scrappy telecom research lab and scaled it into one of Canada's greatest tech success stories. In this episode, Greg joins his longtime right-hand man, Colin, to talk about the five-year grind to spin out of Microtel Pacific Research (MPR), what it took to hire and keep the best talent, and the pivotal dinner where a board member convinced him to choose growth over ego. Whether you're building a company or just trying to understand why BC's tech talent keeps heading south, this one's packed with hard-won lessons from a founder who's seen it all.
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