Jason Smith

CEO @kluein, fmr President @alida, 5 time startup entrep, husband, father, powder hound, singletrack seeker

[Brady Fletcher @fletcher_brady]

@Harry__Faulkner Even if Canada were to double our trade with non-US (double her goals) - the US would still be >60% of our exports…

Only way you really change this is for US to buy less from us… which may be this government’s intentions, and would be bad for all Canadians quality of life

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@dian_arifiya Amazing. We need more of these inventions

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@tobi because [despite the challenges] we like Canada

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@SteadtlerA58435 @tobi We do.

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@JarrydJaeger Bold. I like to see boldness in our politicians these days. This should not be a holiday in BC, just like it isn’t a holiday in Ontario.

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@fnthawar @theallinpod @chamath @friedberg @Jason @DavidSacks 💯

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@dennispilarinos Unblocked unleashed!

[Dennis Pilarinos @dennispilarinos]

I’ve started a new company - Unblocked

We’re eliminating the countless hours developers spend in meetings, dealing with interruptions and searching for documents as they look for answers to questions about their codebase.

The details and motivation here: https://t.co/XZd07vhGCP

[Jason Smith @jasons]

All about Klue :-) https://t.co/OncZN6ce0l

[Anand Sanwal @asanwal]

"Big companies are slow"

In < 3 months...

* Microsoft relaunched and rearchitected parts of Bing to integrate chatGPT

* They integrated it into Edge browser

* Did a mktg launch event that put Google on their heals

Insanely killer execution

Is your startup running this fast?

[Jason Smith @jasons]

So good getting klue peeps from around the world together at long last. Growth feels real when zoom tiles are replaced by real human beings. #klue @ Vancouver, British Columbia https://t.co/l2t2qYa5pK

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@Jason Def separate. One scratch to the combo unit goggles and the integrated system is useless. POC helmets are great but here in whistler, Smith helmets and goggles rule them all.

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@lloyedlobo interviewing @mercury bank founder Immad Akhund. Mercury is becoming the default bank for startups who simple inexpensive US banking. Playing the long game, building a community and focusing on being every startups’ first bank vs. getting firms to switch

[Jason Smith @jasons]

#TractionConf in #yvr. Hiring and retention advice: when an employee leaves, say goodbye well

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@aniqued and @luciebuisson dropping knowledge bombs at #TractionConf - importance of hiring diverse PM’s, diff ranges of experience, attributes: curious, genuinely care, execute

[Jason Smith @jasons]

This Entrepreneur Raised $81 Million To Give You Real-Time Insights On Competitors https://t.co/iYLxYTA8Ol via @acremades

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@MattsStylinHat Great pic. Beauty place the ok

[Jason Smith @jasons]

@packyM Lol. Blame pitch deck templates. They all default to 2x2 competitive grids. Investors, customers, employees will do their research. Skip the grid and do the research for them, direct good/bad comparison, with your differentiated POV and direction.

[Sam Blond @samdblond]

A simple tip for selling against competitors:

During discovery always ask if they are looking at any other solutions. If yes, who? Before the demo say something like:

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

I know we’re all still processing, but the way casual violence was normalized tonight by a collective national audience will have consequences that we can’t even fathom in the moment. #Oscars2022