Ian Chan

Technology Obsessed, Customer Focused, Product Visionary. Product Management/Marketing Leader. Engineer@Heart

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Great advice from @DrOz at #APC20 @APG - In a nutshell...eat Pistachios!

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Great lessons on leadership and entrepreneurship from @manjitminhas at #BCTECHSummit Embodying the spirit of hustle and perseverance! The importance of deliberate mentorship and my fave takeaway: “Life is what you negotiate!” @innovate_bc

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@paul_brassard from @thisisvolition with an informative workshop on creating a compelling pitch. It’s as easy as PSOyA MNM DDTE #VSW2018

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Interesting perspective from @HiJaneApp Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Trevor and Alison. Amazing to hear a story of perfect product-market fit resulting in 100% YoY organic growth with $0 marketing! Focus on building an easy to use product tailored for your target users. #VSW2018

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@Routific @CuePath @spocketofficial sharing war stories of raising funds from Angel and VC investors. Ask yourself the tough questions about your business early and often...not only for investors but also to build a healthy sustainable business. #VSW2018

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@slajax founder of @CTO_AI imparting wisdom on how to build an overnight success in 20 years #VSW2018

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4P’s of Selling: “Process, Presentation, People and Performance” but before all that “Preparation”/sales readiness and afterwards “Predictability”! @CanadaStartUp #VSW2018

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Ultimately you are connecting with humans, lead with a human story to make an emotional connection - wise words from Marketing/PR gurus @PivotPointMarketing @BeattieTartan @CreativeReturn @Communo #VSW2018

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Fireside with founders! Founder fuel, Aha! moments and more @Right_Mesh @LuxInsights @Procurify @Domain7 @startyourspark #VSW2018

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AI Ethics - biases in the data, can lead to biases in the results. It is a human responsibility to ensure the application of AI algorithms are used ethically. @finnforbanks @unbounce @AIDAsoftware #VSW2018

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“Networking is not rocket science, it’s a hell of a lot harder!” great pragmatic advice from author Kelly Hoey on #BuildYourDreamNetwork #VSW2018

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“The most successful entrepreneurs figure out how to fail fast and fail cheap” “Never quit, iterate!” insightful words from @Picatic Founder Jayesh Parmar #VSW2018

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@BlockchainUBC not so mini conference! #ethereum #bitcoin #BlockchainGovernance #LandTitleRights #NationalArchivesProvenance @BobSummerwill @ShaneMatsuo @angela_walch @NewAmerica

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Insightful answers from @wsculley @Ripple past present and future #BCTECHSummit

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@Ripple leveraging open source Interledger technology ecosystem “rising tides floats all boats” to solve the high friction cross border payments problem #InternetOfValue #BCTECHSummit

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AI is a necessary tool to combat Cyber Security threats because you can be sure the bad guys are @Darktrace @Methanex #BCTECHSummit

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Using data and smart algorithms to optimize online digital marketing to maximize eCommerce sales @Mobify @AirCanada @RichieBros #BCTECHSummit

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Technology has empowered innovators @INDOCHINO @lululemon @wiivvit to deliver unique customer experiences with custom apparel “feel” (not just fit) #BCTECHSummit

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Clowning around with @brentbushnell learning to move from being dependent to independent to interdependent #BCTECHSummit

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@blueorigin outer space is now closer than ever #SpaceExploration #ReusableRockets #NewShepard #NewGlenn #BCTECHSummit