Michael and Johnny continue their International Technology Tour in the Great White North, AKA Canada. Covering the big guys first, we discuss Nortel and BlackBerry, before jumping to trends and an overview of the startup scene. We wrap up with Johnny sharing his philosophy on immigration and thoughts on the future of Canada's tech scene.
In the News of the Week, Google has their turn in having their new product announcements covered - new Pixel phones, Google Chromecast and Nest Audio are coming soon!
Recorded Date: Sunday, October 4, 2020
Time Stamps
- 00:00:32: News of the Week
- 00:04:35: Canada Tech
- 00:09:51: Nortel and Blackberry
- 00:22:25: Trends
- 00:26:40: Startup Scene
- 00:31:50: The Future of Canada
Highlights
- Google had a busy week with its new product announcements
- Canada is so special, it gets its own episode!
- Canada's big tech companies tend to be more service-based vs product based
- BlackBerry continued to grow 4 years after Apple's iPhone was released
- BlackBerry could have been part of the Trilogy of Mobile OS's had they acted sooner
- Canada has lots of foreign money in the form of American funding
- Toronto alone has created more tech jobs than any other tech hub in North America in the past 5 years
- There's plenty of opportunity for Canadian firms to chart their own paths a la Shopify without being acquired by a larger foreign group
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