VTJTalks
Where innovators meet
Web Summit Vancouver
May 11-14, 2026
Vancouver Startup Week
April 27-May 1, 2026
Mar 1, 2020
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“Many communities around the world are horrifically under-serviced." - Peyman Namdari, co-founder of Lumen
Feb 23, 2020
“We send them on a wild goose chase. They only have enough energy for one flight and they waste it on us.” - SemiosBio CEO Michael Gilbert
Feb 22, 2020
2 min read
Mungall posted photos on Twitter from stops at five prominent organizations in Vancouver's tech scene.
Feb 16, 2020
10 min read
“We grew it for five years and sold it to Microsoft just as the bubble was bursting, which was a very lucky thing.” - Gerri Sinclair, MD at Kensington Capital Partners’ Vancouver office.
Feb 2, 2020
9 min read
“The City of Surrey does not have a business licence for ride sharing ... and then the city says, ‘You’re operating without a business licence.’” - Uber head for Western Canada, Michael van Hemmen
Jan 26, 2020
"...I think the [government’s] whole attitude of embracing the private sector and driving innovation into the country is what really drove us to choose Canada." - Ajay Bhalla of Mastercard
Jan 19, 2020
"Magic happens when people of different perspectives, with different experiences and different backgrounds come together with the common goal of solving big problems.” - Supercluster CEO Sue Paish
Jan 12, 2020
QOTW: “We need to be brash and aggressive in a way that perhaps our province hasn’t been before because of the speed at which an industry like this is moving." - Steve Lowry, exec director of AInBC
Jan 5, 2020
QOTW: "Life could become better than ever. Or, once again, the 20s may end disastrously." - Wal Van Lierop, executive chairman at Chrysalix Veture Capital
