Startups Transformed: An Altitude Accelerator Podcast

#20 - JobAdX: Disrupting Job Boards with Programmatic Job Advertising Tool

Amit Chauhan is the CEO of JobAdX, a programmatic job advertising tool for employers and job publishers. While waiting in the huge line of candidates for Google's interview, Amit came up with the idea of building a more efficient recruiting process. Then JobAdX came into exist. JobAdX learns from job seekers' behaviors and provides employers' job postings a better exposure .
Key values of the Episode:
As an early stage startup, finding reachable clients is more important than finding big clients like enterprises. 
Raising capital is an approach to improving your products and growing your startup, but it is not your company's ultimate goal.
Make strategies and decisions as a "founder team" rather than individuals. A split-up management team is hard to make progress.

#19 – Sanjay Khanna: How to Build an Interoperable System of Trust Using Blockchain?

Sanjay Khanna founded ValidCert, a blockchain credential and data room platform during the pandemic. With many years of experience as an advisor, manager, and instructor, he brings a platform that connects entrepreneurs, investors, education institutions, and students to enable all parties to get transparent and authentic information.
Key values of the Episode:
Capturing a problem's "pain point" accurately can help a lot. Especially from an entrepreneur's own working experience.
Clear focus and streamlined process are in the first place of a startup. Focusing too much on competitors might negatively impact your product or solutions.
Building a startup is not a race. Take a step back and just let things ponder, and that's okay to do.

#18 - How to Build Entrepreneurial Skillsets with Frank Gairdner

Frank has diverse entrepreneurial experience. At TriggerTech, Frank turned a “technical idea” into a successful market product. At Carbon Marine, Frank gained a deep experience with advanced material manufacturing. With his outstanding skillsets, Frank launches Bridge Bike Works as a co-founder and joins Altitude Accelerator as an advisor.
Key values of the episode:
As a startup founder, to think why people want to buy your product is important. But it is also important to think if demands rise quickly, how do you satisfy the demands?
Partnership management is a top priority. Always identify who are the partners and stakeholders to communicate with them and keep them engaged frequently.
There is no 100% “self-made” entrepreneur. We need to seek help, and successful entrepreneurs are always willing to help new ones to avoid pitfalls that they went through. So don’t be afraid to reach out to people; try to find mentors who can make your startup journey much easier.

#17 - Success Secrets of a Persistent Entrepreneur: Elie Makhoul

Elie Makhoul is an engineer and the CEO of AssetFlo. AssetFlo is a game-changing IoT technology startup that provides accurate 3D locations of tracked assets. That IoT technology is not restricted by physical location. The technology works perfectly even if the asset is inside a container, on the shelves of a warehouse, or in a metal box. The “smart inventory” that AssetFlo builds can substantially increase the efficiency of work in many areas.
Key values of the episode: 
Find a core for your business that you can always think in the core and build solutions. That core is always more important than driving money. That is how AssetFlo began. 
No matter how tough your situation is, always try to find a way out and keep pursuing your entrepreneurial dream. Living under warfare is extremely tough, but Elie started his entrepreneur journey in the middle of bombed cars.
As an entrepreneur, getting connected with the community is a good way to explore opportunities and seek support. But remember to give back to the community after your startup scales to a new height.

#16 - Winged Whale Media: Disrupting Tourism through the Metaverse

Metaverse, sunrise, Caribbean sea, shark diving, Antigua and Barbuda, wedding media... these cool words are all "tags" for Winged Whale Meida. In this episode, we interview Jason Palmer, Digital Media Director of Winged Whale Media. Listen to the episode for his exciting entrepreneur experience and dive into the story!
We cover several key topics including: 
Who does Winged Whale Media work with? [01:44]
What does Jason do on the beach of the Caribbean seas? [02:48]
Awards and the accolades of Winged Whale Media [04:25]
What experience shapes Jason's career life?  [06:50]
Lesson learned: Hire quick and fire faster [13:44]
3 tips to know as a "young" entrepreneur [17:45]
Interaction with Altitude Accelerator & the company's vision [21:20]
…and a lot more to listen to!

#15 - Akeem Gardner - A Team Building Expert

We interviewed Akeem Gardner, the co-founder of Atlas 365, a startup focuses on health and wellness nature products. Akeem is a passionate entrepreneur, he believes that to build a team for his startup is like to build a dream team in sports. Akeem is dedicated to build his "Championship" team over the years.
In this episode, we cover several key topics including: 
Why Akeem is successful? [01:46]
What business does Atlas 365 do and how did Akeem start? [03:20]
How did Akeem build the team and other partnerships [09:47]
Lesson learned: Do not trust an outside person in fund raising [17:30]
What should Akeem have told a 20 year younger version of him? [23:02]
The future for Atlas 365 and Akeem's vision [25:09]
...and a lot more to listen to!

#14 - A Non-prototypical Entrepreneur as a Financial Service Startup Co-Founder

We interviewed Andrew Kirkland, the co-founder of the financial service company Justwealth. 
In this episode, we cover several key topics including: 
Who is Andrew? What is Andrew's path to an entrepreneur? [01:34]
How did Andrew come up with the core idea? What is the meaning of "Justwealth"? [06:55]
How did the idea get to market? [12:33]
How did Andrew interact with Altitude Accelerator (formerly RIC Centre)? [18:24]
Entrepreneur reflections & strategies [21:30]
...and a lot more to listen to!

#12 - Genecis: A Biotech Company Drives Circular Economy

Genecis's core technology is to convert food waste to plastics. Abdul talks about how Genecis becomes a successful biotech startup.

Special Episode - Danielle Graham, Archangels Network of Funds

Danielle founded Phoenix Fire, a women-focused angel fund and Fierce Founders, first women-focused tech accelerator in Canada.

#11 - Hybrid Power Solution: Discovering Opportunity During the Pandemic

Hybrid Power Solutions is an innovator in portable all-purpose green energy. Listen to Francois about how they see opportunities during Covid time and what is their vision.