Engineering A Startup

Engineering A Startup


Latest Episodes

13: So, What is Business Development Anyway?
November 26, 2017

Fatima Zaidi is VP of Business Development for the creative communications agency Eighty-Eight. She is a commentator for Global News, and writes for BetaKit, Globe and Mail and Huffington Post, and was named to Marketing Magazine’s top 30 under 30 marke

12: Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs? Marry Rich.
November 24, 2017

Meet Peter Reitano and Jeff Goldenberg, the founders of Abacus, a lean, mean, growth-focused Facebook advertising machine. They really know their stuff (despite some questionable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs).

11: The Sport of Crowdfunding
November 20, 2017

What does it take to launch a crowdfunding platform? Isn’t it crazy to try to enter a space dominated by behemoths like Kickstarter and Indiegogo? Why did you turn down investor money three times? Ben Godfrey, co-founder of Global Sports Inc. has the an

10: Make Commerce Personal Again
November 20, 2017

Abrar Siddiqui is co-founder and CTO of Lucova, a startup that provides brands with a platform to create personalized customer experiences. Abrar has a simple quote that he thinks about that applies to just about any startup: “you can have 99 people say

9: How to Run a 15 Person Startup…In Your First Year of University
November 19, 2017

Lyn Chen was a shy high school student with no interest in business when she (pretty much by accident) pitched her idea for edible chopsticks at an entrepreneurship event.

8: How to Build a Brand that Makes a Splash With Design and Marketing
November 19, 2017

Something a lot small business don’t give enough consideration is branding and design. It doesn’t matter how great your product or service is, if your branding sucks, you won’t get very far.

7: From Your Parent’s Basement to a $213 Million Exit
November 18, 2017

Dinesh Kandanchatha, a self proclaimed coffee addict, is also a life long entrepreneur who has spent his life building and running companies, and now spends his time helping others build and run companies.

6: Can you be Replaced by a Robot?
November 16, 2017

Robots, the internet and AIs are replacing all kinds of jobs, from travel agents to accountants. Meet Tom Martin, a lawyer who has created Lawdroid, a chatbot that provides legal help, no lawyers required.

5: Turning Research Into Startup Success
November 14, 2017

Professor Jonathan Rose and his research team turned their work into a game changing acquisition for an industry giant. Pretty incredible for someone who grew up thinking business is…well…dumb.

4: Can You Teach Entrepreneurship?
September 17, 2017

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