William Johnson

advisor • writer • strategy, media and community

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

I was brought into a family in Canada from an orphanage in Kingston, Jamaica 32 years ago today. I was just under two. Since then, some pretty epic shit has happened. Always grateful. 🙏🏾

[Chris Neumann @ckneumann]

The folks at @LocalityBrewing just harvested the special edition Founders Day honey lager! 🍻

If you haven't got your ticket yet for this Thursday's Founders Day festival in Vancouver, use the discount code FIELD_TO_GLASS for 20% off your ticket 👇

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

🔥

[Sanket Mittal @SanketM321]

Everyone in the audience saw two distinguished individuals on stage.

All I could think about were our completely incoherent 1am conversations trying to figure out life and building.

A treasured milestone getting to share the stage with @vivsyliu from @AlthraIncubator Cohort 1.

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

@ianbremmer 🤔 multiple broken links

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

@varelamanolo Ha i know right. 0 shots on target is wild

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

All those Argentina conspiracy theorists 🦗 🦗🦗

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

"Your pipeline is zero." https://t.co/zP0UWIbwLM

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

@tokifyi Vancouver

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

@Shalinsky @AlphonsoDavies @WhitecapsFC Ha wow!

[Sanket Mittal @SanketM321]

ALHTRA COHORT 3 IS LIVE 🚀🔥

Why Apply??

• SF Trip: 5 days in the valley, curated intros.
• 1:1 access to builders who cumulatively raised $625M+
• Build alongside founders who are full sending it

Apply: https://t.co/2XYyQlEf6g

[Lisa @LisaLi_T]

Moderating this panel with these incredible founders quite literally right after landing in Vancouver at @vanstartupweek!

@ice_panel
@steventen
@shreyanshmancha
@tokifyi

If you have any questions that you'd like me to ask, let me know! I'll put together an article recapping the takeaways :)

[Sanket Mittal @SanketM321]

Most investors say you're "too early." @AlthraIncubator wants to write your first cheque!!!. ✍️

$12.5k + $50k potential follow-on for 10 Canadian founders.

Scouting outliers with pilots or technical moats.

Applications open: https://t.co/2XYyQlEMVO

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

Increasing number of Uber drivers in Vancouver asking to have me cancel the trip and then e-transfer them the fare amount. Assuming it’s because Uber is increasingly taking a larger cut… 🤔

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

i want to go to sleep already

[Toronto Blue Jays @BlueJays]

Correct. #WANTITALL

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ⚾️

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

@VanityFair I was deciding whether to read your profile of Zohran or the NYTimes mag one, and I chose theirs because your website is a TERRIBLE reading experience. cc MARK G.

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

@fabulavancouver How did you even get to that screen

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

👀

[Lucy Hargreaves @lucyhargreaves4]

Wow ... guys...Vancouver showed up BIG last night.

We had an incredible turnout to our first @buildcanada event in the city -- so many smart, ambitious people in one room who all believe Canada can do more and be more. The energy was real.

Feels like the start of something big.... Grateful to everyone who showed up and leaned in. Can’t wait to see where we take this next!

Massive s/o to @hunterscharfe, @bwertz and our awesome crew of volunteers who made this happen 💪

[William Johnson @relevantwilliam]

Higher in my network

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Roughly four in 10 millennials and Gen Zers have side jobs, per Deloitte.