"Michele Romanow kicked off the day by reminding the audience that entrepreneurship is messy and that all the planning can't prevent failure. Drawing on her early venture, a luxury caviar farm, she shared her journey from pitching to realizing the massive capital needed, highlighting how even a pivot taught her essential resilience. There isn't one great idea; there are hundreds of iterations from where you started. Her advice: get scrappy. That hands-on experience taught her the leadership and adaptability that fuelled her later successes."
"Emerging Technologies and the Future of Small Business Moderator: Kate Karn (Director, Public Policy and A/Coordinator, Mastercard Changeworks, Mastercard Canada) Panellists: Amanda Parker (General Manager, Canada, Constant Contact) and Ali Taiyeb (Director: Partnerships & Ecosystem | Chair of the Board of Directors, Startup Canada, Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence) This panel reassured founders that it has never been easier to start a business thanks to accessible AI technology. Ali also noted, Never been a better time to build a business, highlighting the potential to research,"
The 2025 Startup Canada Tour stopped in Mississauga, convening founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders to explore scaling businesses in Canada. Sessions covered gritty early-stage funding realities, the necessity of embracing failure, and practical takeaways for founders. Michele Romanow described entrepreneurship as messy, recounted a capital-intensive caviar venture and a subsequent pivot, and urged scrappy, hands-on iteration to build leadership and adaptability. Panels on emerging technologies emphasized accessible AI that simplifies research and automates mundane tasks, lowering barriers to launch. Founders received actionable guidance on resilience, iteration, and leveraging technology to accelerate growth.
Read at www.startupcan.ca
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