52 Founders

In this episode, you’ll hear about: -How one customer with over 5,000 employees saved $48M in savings in a year from offloading these everyday tasks to Zoom -Why Toronto is the ideal location for creating a machine learning / AI company, and how it’s become the 3rd largest technology hub in North America -How being an only child raised by a single parent made Roy think creatively about how to make extra money from a young age -How Star Wars and his first software sale made Roy realize he was meant to be an engineer, and why joining someone else’s startup first made him a better entrepreneur -Why building a business is like being in a dark room with lots of furniture, and how befriending experienced founders will keep you from getting hurt -Roy’s experience as a solo founder, and why he doesn’t recommend being one to other people Roy’s also an investor an advisor to other startups, so be sure to catch the end of the episode where he shares the advice he gives to first time founders and the best books to read