Decelerator with Rob Kenedi

Manufacturing Conviction

Lise Birikundavyi gave me the numbers before I’d finished my first question.

Jul 1

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June 2026

Two Founders, One VC, and How to Engineer Serendipity

Around 2007 I was the product owner bringing Ontario’s desktop telemedicine product to market, the public-sector version of what Maple and Dialogue…

Jun 24

1

We Speedran the AI Subsidy

When I lived in New York in 2017, you could eat and get around one of the most expensive cities on earth more or less for free, courtesy of venture…

Jun 11

3

I Had My Intern Count All 610 Toronto Tech Week Events

Spreadsheets and feelings.

Jun 3

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May 2026

Origination & Acceleration: the two kinds of tech event

Last year, after Web Summit’s first Vancouver edition, I wrote that the conference still felt Canadian. That for a global event’s North American…

May 27

1

The Hard Part Just Moves

As I noted last week, I attended the NACO (National Angel Capital Organization) Summit and moderated a couple of panels.

May 13

4

Citrus, Cannabinoids, and Canadian Capital

I’m at the Canadian National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) summit in Ottawa this week, which got me thinking about a conversation I had last summer…

May 7

4

SXSW 26: The Kids Are Buying CDs

Before we get into it, I sat down with Dan Blumberg at SXSW to talk about what actually lasts in the AI era.

May 1

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June 2025

The Founder Who Outsmarted $100M Competitors and Created His Own Exit - Donal Greene - Trustmatic

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Jun 28, 2025

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Startups Are Changing & Ecosystems Need to Catch Up

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Jun 21, 2025

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Are AI startups still building products? Or just vibes?

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Jun 7, 2025

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May 2025

Connor Gaydos Bought Enron to Fix America's Energy Crisis - Consensus 2025

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May 24, 2025

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