On this week’s episode of Confluence, we’re coming back home and talking about Canada’s role in defining the future of tech. There seems to be a special Canadian sauce that gives us an edge. To help us figure out where Canada belongs in this conversation, we’re talking to three powerhouses in the tech landscape (who also all happen to be Canadian!). First, you’ll hear from C100s Laura Buhler and Chris Albinson, two Canadian expats working in the Bay Area to galvanize the global Canadian tech diaspora . We also sat down with Michelle Zatlyn, founder of Cloudflare, who reveals the differences between Canadian and American cultures within tech and how much community matters within Canada’s growing landscape.
Is Silicon Valley confined to its geographical location or has it become so much more than that? How is Gen Z reshaping the way we think and work within tech? Will global pandemic provide an opportunity for Canada to define best business and investment practices for the future? And finally, is there something holding Canada back from being a top player on a global scale?
LINKS:
- Laura Buhler LinkedIn
- Laura Buhler Twitter
- Chris Albinson LinkedIn
- Chris Albinson Twitter
- Michelle Zatlyn LinkedIn
- Michelle Zatlyn Twitter
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C100
C100 Twitter - CloudFlare
- Hemispheric Partners: Trade, Technology, and Innovation Ties Between the Bay Area and Canada
- Globe and Mail - Opinion: Is Canada in line to be the next Silicon Valley?
- The Logic - Origin Story: Canadians in Silicon Valley
- CNBC - Why Canada is becoming a start-up mecca rivaling Silicon Valley
- Business Insider - Why tech companies in Silicon Valley should expand to Canada
- San Francisco Chronicle - Canada to Silicon Valley’s International Talent: We Want You
- Forbes - CloudFlare Cofounder Michelle Zatlyn Is New Billionaire As Stock Reaches New High
- BusinessWire - Cloudflare Announces First Office in Canada to Further Support Canadian Customers, Innovation, and Growth
- Fortune - Cloudflare Co-Founder Michelle Zatlyn: ‘Somebody Should’ Decide What to Delete Onli
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