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News Rundown 5/2/25: Canada 2025 Election Breakdown: Liberal Victory, NDP Collapse & Tech’s New Era

News Rundown 4/24/25: The Election Earthquake, Google’s Fall, and the Great AI Shell Game

News Rundown 4/17/25: Snap Election, Capital Chaos, and Canada's Recession Warning

News Rundown 4/14/25: Trump's Tariff Timebomb, Canada's Recession Reality & Shopify's Bold AI Mandate

The Rise of AI Agents and Why it Matters Now with Adam Coccari of HubSpot Ventures

Rewriting the Country’s Future, One Memo at a Time with Dan Debow of Build Canada

Why Venture Capital Needs a Reboot—And How Villi Iltchev Is Doing It

From Crisis to Success: The Fintech Pivot That Made Financeit a Market Leader with Michael Garrity

News Rundown 3/14/25: Banking Shakeups, AI’s SEO Revolution, and CoreWeave’s Big Bet

AI Isn’t Just Reshaping Sales—It’s Redefining Success with Daniel Saks of Landbase

News Rundown 3/10/25: BREAKING NEWS: Justin Trudeau OUT, Mark Carney IN – What Happens Next?

News Rundown 3/7/25: The AI Boom, Political Shifts & Canada’s Brain Drain—What You Need to Know

From Wall Street to the Classroom: Investing, Teaching, and Lifeguarding Lessons for Leadership with Robert Morier of Drexel University

News Rundown 2/24/25: BDC Capital Goes Big On Growth, CVCA's VC Trends Show Problems, High Speed Rail Going Nowhere Fast, and Cohere vs The Media Giants

From Breaking News to Breaking Barriers: Amber Kanwar’s Bold Leap into Independent Media

🚀 Scaling Global HR with AI – Willson Cross of Borderless AI

News Roundup: Trade Wars, Tech Investments, and Canada's Future

Building the Future of Marketplaces with Niklas Halusa of Nautical Commerce

Redefining Access to Wealth: Ivy Invest's Mission to Democratize Private Markets with Wendy Li

News Round Up: Trump Shocks and Awes with Day One Policies and Venture Capital Reinvents Private Equity

Revolutionizing Canadian Fintech: Rob Khazzam on Float’s $70M Series B and the Future of Business Banking

Profitability Over Funding: A Data-Driven Playbook for Startup Success with Dave Lambert of Right Side Capital Management

News Rundown: CRA Gives Murky Guidance, Legality of Prorogation, RBC x Cohere, and Bench Accounting goes Bye-Bye

Emergency Pod: Trudeau Resigns… Now What?

Tank Talks In Review: A Look Back at our Favourite Things in 2024!

News Rundown: Canada’s Political Turmoil, Tech Sector Predictions, and 2025 Outlook

News Rundown: Sheertex Moonshots, Quantum Leaps, and Canada’s VC Conundrum

Democratizing Private Fundraising with Rebecca Kacaba of DealMaker

News Rundown: Canada's Prosperity Agenda, Building Leverage with the US, Funding for AI, and ServiceTitan’s IPO Fallout

Building Supply Chain 2.0 with Mitch Debora of Mosaic Manufacturing

News Rundown: Neo Financial’s Tencent Secret Backing, Hopper’s Big Shift, and Musk’s AI Power Play

From Startup Underdog to Eventbrite Acquisition: Jayesh Parmar’s Journey from Saskatoon to Silicon Valley

News Rundown: Neo Financial's cram down, IPOs show signs of life, The Feds Sue Google, and NVIDIA is juggernaut

Breaking Down Venture Capital Returns: Capital Efficiency, Exit Strategies, and Canada's Ecosystem with John Rikhtegar of RBCx

Why Playing It Safe in B2B Marketing Means Getting Lost in the Crowd with Bill Macaitis of SaaS CMO Pro

Transforming Healthcare Through Venture Capital: GLP-1 Drugs, AI, and the state of the CVCA with Peter van der Velden of Lumira Ventures

Disruptive Innovation in Journalism, and the Future of Media in a Tech-Driven World with David Skok of The Logic

Building Successful Relationships Between Family Offices and Emerging Managers with Benedikt Langer

Bootstrapping to a Billion-Dollar IPO: Dax Dasilva on Lightspeed's Journey

News Rundown: CVCA Drama, Brookfield's Pension Fund Peters Out, And OpenAI Raising Billions

Mastering Category Design with Peter Goldie and Deborah Kattler Kupetz from Category Design Co.

Disrupting Telecom and Beyond: Anthony Lacavera on Lessons Learned and New Ventures

News Rundown: The Maverix Conference Recap, Canadian Elections, PitchBook’s 2024 University rankings and more with John Ruffolo of Maverix Private Equity

Designing A Better Tomorrow: From Jet Cooper to Good Future with Arati Sharma and Satish Kanwar

Navigating Wealth and Family Dynamics with Tom McCullough of Northwood Family Office

News Rundown: The State of Venture Capital and AI: Radical Ventures, NVIDIA, and Government Policy with John Ruffolo of Maverix Private Equity

Unlocking Success in Mid-Market M&A: Insights from Mario Nigro of Stikeman Elliott, LLP

Building An Award Winning App Through Design and Non-Addictive Play with Melissa Cash of Pok Pok

Unlocking VC Success: Emerging Managers & LP Strategies with Jamie Rhode of Screendoor

News Rundown: Clio's big raise, CrowdStrike's cluster, and Kamala's coup

News Rundown: U.S. Political Turmoil, Canada's Housing Crisis, and the Generative AI Investment Bubble with John Ruffalo of Maverix Private Equity

Unlocking IP Secrets: A Guide for Startups with Mike McLean of Innovation Asset Collective

News Rundown: Toronto By-Election Upset, AI Commercialization in Canada, and Pension Fund Strategies with John Ruffolo of Maverix Private Equity

News Rundown: Collision Conference Comes and Goes, TD Innovation Partners, and AI Developments with John Ruffolo of Maverix Private Equity

News Rundown: Cohere's $450M Raise, PluralSight Write Down, and Anti-Woke Stock Market with John Ruffolo of Maverix Private Equity

The Journey to CEO with Rob Kumer of KingSett Capital

Private Equity Insights: Strategic Growth with Nolan Bederman of Bederman Capital

Clutch CEO Dan Park on Resilience & Leadership in the Face of Adversity

Embracing Change and Navigating Mid-Career Crises with Jordan Nahmias of Unstuck Consulting

Demystifying VC Fundraising: A Roadmap for Emerging Managers with Winter Mead of Coolwater Capital

News Rundown with Jon Love of KingSett Capital

From Bay Street to Bakery Street with Nicolas Mulroney of Bond Bakery Brands

Surviving the Trenches: The Hard Truths of Fundraising with John Li of Vimcal

News Rundown: Federal Budget Review

News Rundown: Ottawa Invests $2.4B in AI, J.P. Morgan Grand Vision of AI's Future, and the Future of Higher Ed

News Rundown: Cohere raising $500M with PSP, Schools Sue Social Media for $4.5B, Going Private, and SBF gets sentenced

Going Global: How Export Development Canada is Launching Canadian Tech Startups Worldwide with Pascal Britt-Cote

The Power of Flexible Capital in Tech's Expansion Era with Randy Garg of Vistara Growth

Canada's AI Surge Leading the Next Tech Frontier with Alex Kolicich of 8VC

Scaling B2B Sales: How Scalestack Uses AI to Transform Sales Ops with Elio Narciso

News Rundown with John Ruffolo: 2023's Venture Dip, Rise of Zombie Firms, PE Trends in US/Canada, Foundry’s Shutdown, Founders’ Return, & AI’s Surge

Venture Frontiers: Navigating the New Dynamics of Defense Tech Investing with Jake Chapman of Marque Ventures

Crossing Borders, Bridging Gaps: A Vision for Pre-Seed Success in Canadian Tech with Alex McIsaac of Northside Ventures

NBA All-Star Baron Davis on Bringing Business to Athletes and Investing as a Sport

Sergey Gribov of Flint Capital on thriving within the conflict, expanding into the US, and the current markets

News Rundown with John Ruffolo: Capital Crunch, Carta Lapse, and IMF talks AI

PLG Growth Strategies for Startups with Adam Jarczyn of PC Health

2023 Year in Review

The 5 Steps to Product Market Fit with Pablo Srugo of Mistral VC

Fundraising tips for GPs with Ashton Rosin of Lowercarbon Capital

Fighting Disinformation Online with Ben Dubow of Omelas

Tank Talks News Roundup: OpenAI implodes

Building a Sustainable Pet Food Business with Isaac Langleben of Open Farm

Building a Tech-Savvy Family Office from a Real Estate Empire with Ronald Shon of REDDS Capital

Expanding Canada's Global Presence with Andre Charoo of Maple VC

Building the Uber of Lawn Care with Brian Clayton of GreenPal

Standing with Israel - A discussion with Itamar Novick of Recursive Ventures

Shaking up the Canadian Banking Industry with Daniel Eberhard of KOHO Financial

Building a Canadian VC Fund Coast to Coast with Prashant Matta of Panache Ventures

Titan of Real Estate Investing Jon Love of KingSett Capital on Why PE is a Constant Wheel of Terror

Coaching Young Founders to Become Stronger Leaders with Joe Dunn of Cloudbreak

Why TAM is a Misleading Metric with Alexander Niehenke of Scale VC

The Rise of LP Secondaries with Jeff Leathers of Tap

Tank Talks News Roundup: OMERS leadership loss, Tiger Global's leaked memo, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Kleenex Clears Out of Canada

Tank Talks Partner Showcase: Torys LLP

Supporting Emerging Managers & Underrepresented Founders with Courtney McCrea of Recast Capital

Unraveling the Power of Revenue Operations with Tutt Mrasek from Fiat RevOps

From Geek Squad to Venture Capital with Diana Kimball Berlin of Matrix

Unlocking User Value with Robin Rotman of ARE TOO Design

How to Run a Successful AGM with Matt Curtolo of Allocate