On this episode of CanCon, the team looks for proactive remedies to Canada's tech diversity issue and discusses the outcome of recent Uber regulation recommendations.
Canadian content clip: "Boy Problems" by Carly Rae Jepsen (under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, the team discusses the current state of diversity in tech - and it's relation to Canada's hiring gap - and the future of bots, racist or otherwise.
Canadian content clip: "Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morissette (under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, the team evaluates the federal government's first budget, and the maturation of Apple and Netlfix's product offering.
Canadian content clip: "The Lines You Amend" by Sloan (under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, the team evaluates the federal government's role in Canadian innovation and its capacity to succeed, which VR headset is most compelling, and if Kanye West and some VCs have ruined music.
Canadian content clip: "Summer Sixteen" by Drake (under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, the team reunites to evaluate Canada's approach to FinTech, figure out 5G, and discuss VC Roger Chabra's Canadian entrepreneur checklist.
Canadian content clip: "This sentence will ruin/save your life" by Born Ruffians (under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, Amber Mac joins to help evaluate Canada's tech unicorns, explain the appeal of Dx3, and the deal with mobile payments.
Canadian content clip: "The Oaf" by Big Wreck (under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, Communitech's Chris Plunkett joins to talk about U.S. tech companies taking Canadian talent and paths to the Valley, MWC, startup living wages, and Yelp's PR mess in Talia Jane.
Canadian content clip: "The Day we Hit the Coast" by Thrush Hermit (under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, special guest star Bruce Croxon joins us to talk about Apple's security fight with the FBI and how that affects Canadians, our current expectations of online privacy, and startup privilege.
Canadian content clip: "Bad as They Seem" by Hayden(under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, the team ponders comes up with ways to 'save' Twitter, and discusses the evolution of the web (currently in Raichu form).
Canadian content clip: "Too Old to Die Young" by Timber Timbre (under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, the team ponders if BlackBerry is still a Canadian tech company, talks tech gentrification, and about all the new food delivery apps cropping up.
Canadian content clip: "Amelia Earhart" by The Inbreds (under fair dealing)
On this episode of CanCon, the team ponders if Winter is Coming for Canadian tech and if Canadian companies can handle the cold. We also check in on developments with major American tech companies.
Canadian content clip: "Violent Dreams" by Thrush Hermit (under fair dealing)
On the first ever edition of the CanCon Podcast, Douglas Soltys, Erin Bury, Rob Kenedi, and Patrick O'Rourke discuss Netlfix, Showmi, CraveTV, and VR.
Music clip: “Money City Maniacs” by Sloan