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  1. Martin Ertl
  2. Cristian Strat
  3. Jamie Seward
  4. Derek Shanahan
  5. Paul Lambert
  6. Allen Pike
  7. Rick Perreault
  8. Jesse Heaslip
  9. Nigel Brooke
  10. Daryl Chymko

Daryl Chymko: Social Nerds

A freelance web developer based in Kelowna, Daryl Chymko banded with a few others to cofound the Okanagan Developer Group, helping to bring Okanagan’s tech community together. He is also cofounder of co+Lab, Kelowna’s hi-tech shared workspace. We talk about community, events and Startup Weekend (see the video). Meet him and many others in the Okanagan tech community at Digital Okanagan’s Spring into Summer Social. –

Nigel Brooke: Not giving up life

After spending 14 years in the games industry with Radical Entertainment, Nigel Brooke co-founded Steamclock Software with previous LTU interviewee Allen Pike. We get a little update on their app Prism and Nigel talks us through making the transition from big company to small start-up, all with a family, a little drama, and the Conservation of Useful Work Principle. –

Jesse Heaslip: NDA is a dirty, dirty word

Renowned for organizing numerous events for the tech community in Vancouver, Jesse Heaslip (id8.ca) is a local entrepreneur whose most recent product is Intro-Up. In this episode he talks about how he wants to fix Vancouver, how his co-founded venture HackHut may help, meeting people in the real world and the history of Meetup.com. –

Rick Perreault: Talk to Customers

Coming from a background in web design and marketing, Rick Perreault co-founded Unbounce to scratch an itch felt by many people trying to do promotion online. Rick talks to us about the benefits of landing pages and how they help to validate marketing campaigns or even product ideas. Moreover, Rick expounds on the importance of interacting with (potential) customers, even before launching your product. –

Allen Pike: Old fashioned

Starting out as an entrepreneur at a very young age, Allen Pike has been through many iterations before co-founding Steamclock Software. In this week’s program Allen talks to us about taking the leap from a big company to doing your own thing, how products can change, the problem with releasing universal iOS apps and the pros of self-funding and the studio model. –

Paul Lambert: 1 customer is worth a 100 users

Experimentation, validation and traction are what we talk about this week with Paul Lambert, co-founder of online education startup matygo. Other topics include challenges of marketplace businesses, Paul’s experience with startup accelerator GrowLab, and what not to do on demo day. –

Derek Shanahan: Changing Food

Derek Shanahan is co-founder of Foodtree, a startup dedicated to transparency in the food system. Originally from Chicago, Derek came to Vancouver to participate in Bootup Labs with his co-founder Anthony Nicalo. In this episode Derek talks about soccer, food data standards, how quick a startup should start up, lead customer strategy and making money while making social change. –

Jamie Seward: If it’s fun to me...

PC game designer and developer Jamie Seward talks about the games industry in Vancouver, the role of higher education in the software industry, forming his own games studio, and building the games he wants to play. His company Ironclad Games developed the award-winning Sins of a Solar Empire. –

Cristian Strat: A bias towards action

Cristian Strat is a hacker and entrepreneur who founded Summify with his fellow Romanian Mircea Paşoi. Together they came to Vancouver from Romania as applicants of local startup accelerator Bootup Labs. Cristian joins us to talk about building corporate culture in a startup, raising money and equity, and the importance of prototyping your ideas. –

Martin Ertl: Thriving

From lawyer to startup entrepreneur, Martin Ertl founded Contractual.ly to make the legal experience for small businesses “welcoming, simple and delightful.” In this episode we spoke of the legal challenges early startups face, meeting with others in the startup community and the entrepreneurial spirit in Vancouver. – (Photo by Jeremy Lim)

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