Talent is Still the Key to Finding Product-Market Fit in Canada’s AI Ecosystem
What the changing shape of Canada’s AI ecosystem tells us about talent, company growth and finding a market.
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Entrepreneurship / 2015–2016
Making room for the next company.
After JDA, I joined Real Ventures as an entrepreneur in residence to explore what to build next.
The work
That period gave me the space to work with founders, investors and collaborators while the idea that became Element AI took shape. It connected my experience in enterprise software with the advances emerging from AI research.
Mentoring founders has also been a recurring part of my work, including through FounderFuel.
My contribution
- Explored new company ideas and the application of AI in enterprise software.
- Developed the relationships and early thinking that led to Element AI.
- Worked with founders and the Montréal startup community.
Connected thinking
From the writing.
5 Highlights from the 2020 Global AI Talent Report
Five findings from the 2020 research on the people, skills and geography behind the global AI ecosystem.
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A Framework for AI Governance
A framework for connecting human intent, system autonomy, responsibility and governance.
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