Kris Hartvigsen on why you can't "ask one side to do all the work."
“Many communities around the world are horrifically under-serviced." - Peyman Namdari, co-founder of Lumen
“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
Mungall posted photos on Twitter from stops at five prominent organizations in Vancouver's tech scene.
“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.
“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
"...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
"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
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
QOTW: "Life could become better than ever. Or, once again, the 20s may end disastrously." - Wal Van Lierop, executive chairman at Chrysalix Veture Capital
QOTW: "We are far too late in the game to avoid the worst of potential climate change perils through harm reduction alone. We need to foster solutions." - Karn Manhas, Founder & CEO at Terramera
QOTW: "To be honest, what I would love to see is for Canada to stop competing provincially and start competing internationally." - Brenda Bailey, executive director of the DigiBC industry association.
