Hear from co-founder of Manny Bahia on how Daily Hive started, and how they went from delivering pizzas and coffee to delivering news all across the nation. Join us every Friday live on Facebook! Listen on Anchor: anchor.fm/lunchacademy Listen on Apple Podcasts: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lunch-academy/id1369435716 Launch Academy: Facebook: facebook.com/LaunchAcademyHQ/ Instagram: instagram.com/launchacademyHQ/ Twitter: twitter.com/@launchacademyhq...
Mar 30, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Sarah Goodman, co-founder behind iHeart and Vitalsines joins us to talk health, heart, internal age, and yes - eat some crickets. Join us every Friday live on Facebook! Listen on Anchor: anchor.fm/lunchacademy Listen on Apple Podcasts: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lunch-academy/id1369435716 Launch Academy: Facebook: facebook.com/LaunchAcademyHQ/ Instagram: instagram.com/launchacademyHQ/ Twitter: twitter.com/@launchacademyhq
Mar 16, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Barinder Rasode of Grow Tech Labs brings us into the world of Cannabis Tech, where it's at, and where it needs to go.
Mar 02, 2019•40 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Jamil Karim of Innovate BC joins the crew as we celebrate BC's annual snowstorm, Lunar New Year, and the upcoming BC Tech Summit. SPECIAL PRICING FOR LISTENERS: https://www.bctechsummit.ca/ Startup delegates can attend the event for $199 (80% off full conference price). Application form on registration page. Startup exhibitor opportunity for $1000 (80% off full exhibitor price). More details on exhibitor page of summit website BCTECH19-INDUSTRY is the code for non startups. 40% off full conferen...
Feb 15, 2019•40 min
Don't miss this episode if you love coffee. Sam and Shade explore Vancouver's best coffees with Tom Fitzgerald, founder of Siply and VancouverCoffeeSnob.com . We also explore Tom's startup journey and how he turned his passion into a business.
Feb 02, 2019•43 min
Joined by Alex Benjamin, founder of Lendful, Shade and Sam discuss their results with the #DamnEarlyDays experiment, and Alex drops some hot tips on how to move to a new country and build a startup at the same time.
Dec 07, 2018•51 min
The Lunch Academy crew shares burgers with Dan Burger, President of the VR/AR Association Vancouver and we talk about all types of Realities including Virtual, Mixed, Augmented, and more!
Nov 24, 2018•53 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Shade and Sam get caught up on all the happenings since season 1, and celebrate with some cake
Nov 17, 2018•35 min•Season 2Ep. 12
CEO and co founder of Launch Academy Ray Walia finally joins Lunch Academy and we go into the history of his life as an entrepreneur and the history of tech in Vancouver and the birth of Launch Academy.
Aug 11, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Khurram Virani of Lighthouse Labs takes Sam and Shade to school and talks about coding and the future of education.
Jul 13, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Alex, co-founder of Launch Academy and CEO of Shape Immersive joins the lunch crew to talk about the early glory days of Launch Academy and the future of Augmented and Virtual Reality.
Jun 30, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Kolina of Stanley Park Ventures joins Shade and Sam to discuss the issue of (lack of) women in tech, and we catch up on the latest companies in the Stanley Park Ventures pipeline.
Jun 15, 2018•51 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Is Vancouver really Silicon Valley North? Shade and Sam go deep into the beginnings of Silicon Valley and compare it to Vancouver's Tech Ecosystem. Join us every other Friday live on Facebook! Listen on Anchor: anchor.fm/lunchacademy Listen on Apple Podcasts: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lunch-academy/id1369435716 Launch Academy: Facebook: facebook.com/LaunchAcademyHQ/ Instagram: instagram.com/LaunchAcademyHQ/ Twitter: twitter.com/LaunchAcademyHQ/
Jun 01, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Joined by Vivian Chan, Co-chair of Vancouver Startup Week, Sam and Shade discuss what happened to Wavefront Accelerator, it's impact on the Vancouver Tech Ecosystem, and what will happen going forward. Join us every other Friday live on Facebook! Listen on Anchor: anchor.fm/lunchacademy Listen on Apple Podcasts: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lunch-academy/id1369435716 Launch Academy: Facebook: facebook.com/LaunchAcademyIgnited/ Instagram: instagram.com/launch_academy/
May 18, 2018•57 min
Shade honours Princess Leia, Amazon promises 3000 new jobs in Vancouver, and Sam teaches Shade Star Wars Lore.
May 05, 2018•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Leigh Sembaluk of Preception.io joins the Launch Academy crew as they talk about the secret to being a step ahead in professional sports, and Shade feeds Sam his worst nightmare. Leigh's new book: http://a.co/2yimEY5
Apr 27, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 4
James Graham of Victory Square Technologies joins Sam and Shade to discuss Community Management, VC's getting involved with day to day activities, the future of the media industry and we explore some spicy Korean street food.
Apr 20, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 3
We discuss the importance of Startups getting involved with mentorship, volunteering, and philantrophy, we share some underrated life-hack apps, and Shade surprises Sam with a new form of chicken wings.
Apr 13, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Shade and Sam go through the hardships of explaining the startup industry to your friends and family, we play a game of Startup or Madeup, and Sam brings Shade a staple food from his childhood.
Apr 07, 2018•37 min
