What’s It Like to Go from Start-up to Scale-up? Highlights from our 2018 #NFTalk

On March 1st, we hosted our annual Next Founders Twitter Talk (#NFTalk) . We “sat down” with alumni of the program to chat about what it really takes to build a startup that has massive scale-up potential. Joining us were: Elijah Moore, Co-Founder and CEO of Collage; Abbas Alidina, Founder and CEO of Crowdbabble; Erin Laidley, Co-Founder and CMO of Innovative Protein Technologies; and Bryan Gold, Co-Founder and CEO of #Paid. We discussed everything from the highs and lows of finding product/market fit, dealing with investors and VCs, and growing your team and culture in a sustainable way.

Check out #NFTalk highlights below, and make sure to follow Next Founders on Twitter for the full conversation.

Introduction

How to Scale 101

“Canada has all of the Ingredients for Success in Tech”

Don’t Forget to Celebrate the Wins

The How, Where and When’s of Funding

The Dos and Don’ts of Entrepreneurship

Culture is Made up of Shared Values

Next Founders is all about Thinking Big

The Perfect Fit

Final Words of Wisdom

Thank you to our panelists: Erin Laidley, Bryan Gold, Abbas Alidina and Elijah Moore, for sharing their experiences and amazing advise about entrepreneurship and the Next Founders program. If you still have questions, you can have them answered at our upcoming Facebook live happening this March 13th!

Make sure to apply to the Next Founders program before March 20th if it sounds like a good fit for you and your venture.