🏙️ We won't forget last Thursday night

We did it! On Thursday, over 500 of you came out to see Jason Fried at Vancouver Tech Journal Live at the Vogue Theatre, in what will go down in history as his first headlining appearance in the city.

As well as insights led by our moderator and VTJ founder William Johnson, we had a full hour of Q&A from you — the audience — as you grilled Fried on how to plan your business (no more than six weeks ahead at a time), how to escape the tyranny of goal-oriented metrics, and how he grew his company to over $100 billion. Yes, billion.

Even better? We’re going to be running more incredible events like this in the future. If you want front-of-the-line access — plus some pretty hefty discounts — you need to become a member.

Next up, we’ll be hosting the incredible Sahil Bloom on November 3. And you can already get on the waitlist now.

Now onto today’s briefing. It’s 1,099 words: a four-minute read.

-Kate, @KateWilsonSays

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🤝 Funding and deals

• Rhino Ventures, a Vancouver-based VC fund, chose Ontopical, an AI-enabled business development co-pilot, for its latest investment.

• Local fintech firm Fintel Connect announced a strategic partnership with TAB Bank to expand its reach to underserved communities.

• The City of Mesa, Arizona expanded its commitment to Vancouver-based UrbanLogiq with a new five-year partnership.

• For all the local funding news, become a Vancouver Tech Journal member »

🎁 Featured VTJ Membership Perk

This week: The Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum (VEF)

VEF is an online and offline platform for entrepreneurs within the technology space. Through monthly forums, VEF brings together like-minded people to cultivate connections and create conversations designed to stimulate ideas.

• Vancouver Tech Journal members receive 10% off VEF monthly events plus access to a limited number of free VEF event tickets.

Contact [email protected] to redeem your perks or learn more about VTJ membership.

🗞️ In other news

• Dyne’s, CTO and co-founder Parsa Riahi was interviewed by Vancouver Tech Journal founder William Johnson about the restaurant-scaling software company’s latest product offering.

• Meet the nine companies set to pilot solutions at Vancouver’s new Zero Waste Demonstration Site.

• TEDx Abbotsford announced its "Sandbox" event for 2023, which features a strong lineup of speakers.

• Skills shortages and inflation drive sizable salary increases across Canada’s tech sector, according to TAP Network’s 2023 Tech Salary and Total Rewards Survey.

• Spring unveiled the cohort for its Women Impact Investor Challenge, presented by the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good.

• For all local news and our daily coverage, become a Vancouver Tech Journal member »

💼 Take your career to the next level

• There are hundreds of Vancouver tech businesses searching for talent, including Airble, Montra, BC Public Service, Ethos, Ari, and SunTracker.

• Check out who else is hiring on our Vancouver Tech Job Board »

• Growing your team? Post a job with us »

💡 Ideas and insights

• Ron Segev, founder of law firm Segev LLP, was interviewed by SBC News about AI’s role in the future of betting and gaming, and associated ethical concerns.

• Colin Macrae, founder and chief business officer of Fluency Leadership, wrote on his company’s blog about defining self care: the courageous choice of lifelong learning.

• Spring's Keith Ippel and Future Capital's Marlon Thompson shared their vision to make impact investing more diverse, equitable, and inclusive for underrepresented and marginalized founders and investors, in a YouTube video.

• Traction podcast released its latest episode, offering 10 unconventional lessons from bootstrapping to reaching $1 million.

• Randy Garg, founder and managing partner of Vistara Growth, was featured on the Hard Part podcast, talking about — among other topics — his time at Discovery Capital Corporation, a Vancouver-based venture capital firm.

🙋 Join your online community

Did you know you can connect with your tech community using our dedicated VTJ Slack? We know not all of you can get to our events in person, so this is your chance to network and chat with your friendly neighbourhood tech professionals from the comfort of your home. Join your VTJ Community Slack now.

👋 Before you go…

If you’ve made it all the way to the end of this newsletter, you must be really into tech news. Us too! In fact, we love it so much that we’re growing the Tech Journal family. We’re launching a new publication, Canadian Tech Journal, which will uncover and amplify the most compelling tech stories and insights from across the country. Want to be the first to get in on the action? Join the waitlist to subscribe now.