"The dogs bark and the caravan moves on."

At SAAS NORTH, Evan Solomon praised Canada's entrepreneurs, and gave them a message to not take critics too seriously. On the BetaKit Keynote Stage with C100's Michael Buhr, Solomon talked #AI and the government's role in the #Innovation economy.

🍁 Canada is trying to figure out what economic sovereignty looks like when it can no longer rely on the US. Aptum CEO Ian Rae says the government must value competition, not picking winners.

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Aptum CEO Ian Rae says the latest AWS outage was a wakeup call: the physical location of information on the cloud has consequences and firms that don't consider that can end up with big problems.

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Is Canada sleepwalking its way into a new economy?

Aptum CEO Ian Rae says Canada has lost some self-awareness. As the US fractures old ties, it's time for Canada to rethink its economic relationships.

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Source Canada's Raymond Luk says choosing to build in Canada shouldn't be a compromise, and shouldn't earn you a "badge of honour."

A lot of founders stay—and succeed—but conditions need to be better.

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Why do CAN founders have so much trouble selling at home?

Source Canada's Ray Luk says there are two options:
Canadian startups are bad (he doesn't buy it)
Buyers here don't want to take risks on a homegrown company.

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Source Canada founder Ray Luck says #CDNTech founders are starting at a disadvantage because it's often so hard to find buyers in their own backyard.

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Can Canada build its own social network?

As American social media platforms get more toxic, @gandersocial.bsky.social's Ben Waldman says this is the moment for a "safer," "saner," and completely Canadian social media.

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If #AI is like an intern, it's hard-working but very naive.

Tailscale's Avery Pennarun breaks down why giving this intern access to your company data (which firms are racing to do) could mean disaster.

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🚨 Tailscale Avery Pennarun says #AI is a "ticking time bomb" in the security world. But firms terrified of getting left behind are charging ahead with adoption despite glaring security risks.

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The Icebreaker's Matt Lombardi draws a line from cheap drones in Ukraine to Canada's sovereign defence tech capabilities.

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Defence Tech has suddenly become a very big deal in Canada. Donald Trump is a big reason, but there are more reasons for the government to invest.

Listen to our full interview The Icebreaker's Matthew Lombardi on The BetaKit Podcast.

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The Icebreaker's Matthew Lombardi says President Trump wants to "monetize US hegemony" to the detriment of #NATO allies. What does this mean for Canada's #DefenceTech industry?

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