"I knew that I needed a different future, and a life where I could make a difference, and where equal was equal." - Shahrzad Rafati, founder and CEO at BroadbandTV
“Even in the COVID environment, B.C.’s tech companies continue to create many more jobs each year than we have the talent to fill." - Jill Tipping, president and CEO, BC Tech Association
"I am not in some radical fringe because I think the wealth and power in the 21st century is overly concentrated." - Former Amazon VP Tim Bray
“Vancouver has the mountains, the ocean and the craft beer, but not the salaries.” - Tyler Orton, reporter, Business in Vancouver
"When you listen to different companies it expands your spectrum and helps you learn interesting approaches." - Dave Thomas, partner at Rocket Builders
"While market uncertainty has slowed overall investment in the Canadian sector, funds continue to flow to firms developing technologies to combat the impacts of the coronavirus." - Sunil Mistry, KPMG
"It was about finding a partner who could help us accelerate growth." - Rick Perreault, CEO of Unbounce
"You are dead in the water as just a piece of paper unless your CV includes Apple, Google, MIT, or McKinsey."
"What happened at [Vancouver's] Quadriga was an old-fashioned fraud wrapped in modern technology." - Ontario Securities Commission
The Harvard MBA joined Kensington from Parallel49 Equity in 2019
"I think as a general rule in Canada, we have funded, relatively speaking, too many companies with not enough money." - Rich Osborn, managing partner of Telus Ventures
"What's critical is their ability to interpret, to see around corners, to read the tea leaves."
