"There is a design space that's open when it comes to the future of work. Can we do better than the industrial era of static jobs and org charts?" WAYE's @sineadbovell closing Homecoming.
"The average Canadian defense procurement cycle is 16.5 years. That's beyond the lifespan of most of the companies trying to sell into it." Kepler's @mitrymin on why founders walk away.
"Sovereignty is fundamentally what we provide. But I just mean agency and autonomy. It can happen at all spatial scales — a person, a company, a country." Cohere's @nickfrosst.
"I'd sacrifice my pension return to make sure Nick and Mina grow $10 billion companies." Dominion Dynamics' @EliotPence on what backing Canadian builders requires.
"Over 100 Canadians in our last round. We didn't want to build a company that literally had no Canadians reaping in the upside." Neo's Andrew Chau on the all-Canadian cap table.
"Every idea is a bad idea until all of a sudden it's a good idea. It's just who doesn't quit the soonest." Rebel's Emily Hosie on the mission statement that builds companies.
"Every one of them has this disease — they cannot stand losing." Boardy's @andrewdsouza opens the Playing to Win panel. Featuring Neo's Andrew Chau, Float's @rkhazzam, and Rebel's Emily Hosie.