{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"In the Money with Amber Kanwar","title":"Canada Is Losing Founders. Can It Turn Things Around?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4533,"description":"Canada has no shortage of world-class entrepreneurs—but are we creating the right conditions for them to build the next generation of global companies here at home? In the second episode of our special summer series Can Canada Meet the Moment?, host Paige Ellis sits down with two successful Canadian founders who offer very different perspectives on one of the country's biggest economic challenges.\nMichele Romanow, \"Dragon\" on CBC's Dragons' Den and Co-Founder of Clearco, argues Canada is making it harder to build and scale startups. She explains why more founders are choosing the U.S., how Canadian policies can discourage innovation, why we protect incumbents instead of challengers, and what needs to change if Canada wants to keep its best entrepreneurs.\nLaura McGee, Co-founder of Arterra and Executive Chair of Diversio, offers a more nuanced view. Drawing on her experience building businesses in both Canada and the United States, she explains why founders look south for capital, the cultural differences between the two countries, what Canada gets right, and why she believes Canadian entrepreneurs can still build world-class companies from home.\nIf Canada wants to become a global innovation leader, what has to change? This conversation explores the policies, culture, capital, and mindset shaping the future of Canadian entrepreneurship.\nSubscribe to In the Money with Amber Kanwar for more conversations with the investors, founders, and business leaders shaping Canada's future.\nTimestamps\n00:06 Can Canada Meet the Moment brought to you by Forum Asset Management\n01:02 Meet Michelle Romanow\n02:34 Rapid-fire warmup\n08:21 Founder identity\n11:11 Why Canada loses startups\n14:11 Policy vs culture\n20:16 Rewarding oligopolies\n25:51 Founders voting with their feet\n27:31 Defense, health, and AI\n38:10 Canada’s AI opportunity\n43:01 Meet Laura McGee\n47:17 Diversio fundraising struggle\n53:02 Delaware structure and Canada\n01:05:52 Silicon Valley Bank collapse\n01:13:45 — What...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/er9NR63MREFV6i2rlZX8f-yMY6gNSK83fNUOzBPoSt8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZmQy/OWMwNmEzY2Y0YTg1/NjM4MjQ3Y2NjMWYy/Zjk1My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}