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I'll Go First

The Globe and Mail

What is it like to be the first startup in your industry? The first to disrupt? The first to see the problem and know that you can fix it? I’ll Go First, a new podcast from The Globe and Mail, hosted by tech journalist Takara Small, takes us on the journey to find out. With unflinching access, Takara helps us understand how the creators behind some of the most successful startups balance work and life – an often-blurred state. From the biggest mess-ups to their most brag-worthy achievements, I’ll Go First chronicles what it is really like to be the first in your field, the first to cut the path and blaze the trail.

  • 2 minutes 6 seconds
    Coming soon: Season 2 of I'll Go Now
    From The Globe and Mail, I’ll Go First is back. Join tech entrepreneur and host Takara Small as she gets personal with Canadian innovators. Subscribe now.
    19 January 2021, 3:45 pm
  • 35 minutes 48 seconds
    The social case for solar power: John Paul Morgan
    John Paul Morgan is the founder and CTO of Morgan Solar, and an evangelist for solar power. While he does want to help stop climate change, his main concern is trying to make the world a fairer place.
    19 January 2021, 3:42 pm
  • 30 minutes 30 seconds
    The fertility hacker: Alyssa Atkins
    Finding out about her own fertility was taking way too long for Alyssa Atkins, so she started Lilia, a company that provides people with accessible and reliable at-home fertility testing.
    19 January 2021, 3:38 pm
  • 31 minutes 2 seconds
    The quantum entrepreneur: Joseph Emerson
    What happens when a physicist decides to start a company? As CEO of Quantum Benchmark, Joseph Emerson is melding the two very different worlds of science and business, working with companies like Google to make quantum computing a reality.
    19 January 2021, 3:34 pm
  • 31 minutes 9 seconds
    The business case for accessibility: Maayan Ziv
    How do we make the world more accessible? And how can that accessibility add value to a business? These aren't questions many CEOs ask, but for Maayan Ziv, who has muscular dystrophy, they're pivotal to the success of her business, AccessNow.
    19 January 2021, 3:32 pm
  • 28 minutes 8 seconds
    The Indigenous social network founder: Shyra Barberstock
    Shyra Barberstock realized positive portrayals of her community and Indigenous businesses were lacking, so she launched Okwaho Network, a social-media platform connecting Indigenous entrepreneurs around the world.
    19 January 2021, 3:31 pm
  • 21 minutes 43 seconds
    The reluctant CEO: Amanda Truscott
    Amanda Truscott’s company Rithmik Solutions uses AI to predict and detect faults in mining equipment, saving companies millions of dollars in downtime and repairs. And despite the fact that she’s CEO, it wasn’t always the job she pictured herself in.
    19 January 2021, 2:37 pm
  • 47 minutes 7 seconds
    Founders Eva Lau and Cherry Rose Tan: The Truth About Mental Health for Entrepreneurs
    Eva Lau is the co-founder of a venture capital firm. Cherry Rose Tan is a serial entrepreneur and executive coach. In this final episode, both women dive into the realities of being a founder and the heavy price it can exact on the the body and mind.
    29 November 2018, 4:41 pm
  • 32 minutes 1 second
    Bunz CEO Sascha Mojtahedi: Cryptocurrency, Dating and Having Skin in the Game
    What once was a secret Facebook group has now grown into a multi-platform, online-bartering movement. In this episode, the CEO of popular trading platform Bunz talks about the future of bartering and Bunz' new cryptocurrency BTZ.
    22 November 2018, 4:41 pm
  • 33 minutes 11 seconds
    Spartan Bioscience’s Paul Lem: DNA Testing, Med School and Marvel Comics
    Meet the CEO and founder who wants to revolutionize health care by giving patients access to affordable, on-demand DNA results. In this episode, Paul talks about the secrets hiding in your DNA, his past career as a doctor and his love for comic books.
    15 November 2018, 4:43 pm
  • 25 minutes 47 seconds
    Sightline Innovation's Mai Mavinkurve: Machine Learning, Motherhood and Misconceptions
    Mai Mavinkurve knows all about how artificial intelligence can make businesses more efficient. The founder and COO of Sightline Innovation talks about the misconceptions of AI, robots taking our jobs and how she juggles motherhood with entrepreneurship.
    8 November 2018, 4:44 pm
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