Podcast appearances and mentions of ali pourdad

On BIV Today... Are pets the next big market for the cannabis industry? Tantalus Labs CEO Dan Sutton breaks down Health Canada’s efforts to consider a new category from products before delving into B.C.’s monopoly on online sales and whether private enterprise will be able to break in. Then, the BIV tech panel featuring Progressa’s Ali Pourdad and Gluu Technology Society’s Linda Fawcus break down the latest industry news, including Jony Ive’s departure from Apple, Bird’s efforts to break into Canada’s e-scooters market and Twitter’s strategy to crack down on world leaders that violate its rules. Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/

On BIV Today... BIV’s tech panel featuring Progressa’s Ali Pourdad and Gluu’s Linda Fawcus delve into Facebook’s deepfake dilemma ahead of upcoming elections as well as Huawei following Samsung by delaying the release of its foldable phone. Finally, the panel reflects on the history of Yahoo in the wake of a viral tweet documenting the downfall of the once mighty tech giant. Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

On BIV Today... The BIV tech panel featuring Progressa’s Ali Pourdad and Gluu’s Linda Fawcus delve into Uber’s underwhelming IPO, recent calls to break up Facebook and the appeal of robot butler. Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

On BIV Today... Canadians' trust in business and their leaders is waning. In the last three years, Canadians have come to trust large corporations less, and fewer Canadians trust small- and medium-sized businesses. Critically, the 2019 Proof Inc. CanTrust Index shows that employees' trust in their bosses has fallen 10 percentage points since 2016. Proof president and CEO Bruce MacLellan (2:19) discusses why trust has fallen, and points out where British Columbians' trust falls below the national average. BIV's weekly technology panel (16:22) tackles the latest industry headlines, including Slack's financials and Tesla CEO Elon MUsk's new guidelines for using Twitter. Ali Pourdad, CEO of Progressa, shares why he thinks Amazon's latest earnings report - which showed slowing revenue growth - is just a blip, and not a sign the company is slowing down. Linda Fawcus, founder and CEO of Gluu Technology Society, examines Walmart's Intelligent Retail Lab, and argues why it's different from Amazon Go's cashier-less store. Hayley Woodin hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

On BIV Today… Tantalus Labs CEO Dan Sutton (1:00) discusses why the cannabis industry is delivering lower-than-expected tax revenue as well as different standards for taxation being applied to medical marijuana compared with other treatments.  BIV's tech panel featuring Progressa’s Ali Pourdad and Gluu’s Linda Fawcus (16:29) discuss the latest industry news, including Tesla’s rollback of its retail rollback, the calls for a digital authority and whether Walmart is a tech company. Hayley Woodin hosts.

On BIV Today... BIV technology (1:18) panel discusses whether Huawei has a future in Western countries’ 5G networks as the U.S. pressures allies to ban the Chinese telecom giant. Progressa’s Ali Pourdad and Gluu’s Linda Fawcus later talk about culture clashes at tech companies and the potential for ICBC to use technology to monitor your driving habits. Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/

On BIV Today... The BIV tech panel (1:18) featuring Progressa’s Ali Pourdad and Gluu’s Linda Fawcus discuss efforts to give Kater the head-start for ride-hailing in B.C., strict new rules for drones in Canada and why the market for streaming video services like Netflix is about to get even more fragmented. Later, Tantalus Labs CEO Dan Sutton (15:14) discusses whether Canada’s heavily regulated cannabis market puts it at risk of losing its first-mover advantage if and when larger countries beginning legalizing. Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

Today on BIV... The BIV tech panel (1:15) featuring Progressa’s Ali Pourdad and Gluu’s Linda Fawcus discuss whether Compass wristbands are the wearable tech that transit riders have been waiting for, how the newly unveiled Vancouver Titans could ratchet up enthusiasm in eSports and why Amazon drones have yet to begin deliveries five years since the promise from the company. Then, the BCLC’s Pat Davis (13:29) discusses the gaming agency’s new innovation lab in the Okanagan and what technologies have emerged from it to help the organization streamline business operations. Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

On BIV Today... Ian Tostenson (1:05), head of Ridesharing Now for B.C., discusses what the government’s slow rollout for ride hailing means for businesses in this province. Then, the BIV tech panel (13:39) featuring Progressa’s Ali Pourdad and Gluu Technology Society’s Linda Fawcus discuss the latest ride-hailing update and how Facebook’s corporate governance may need a big shakeup. Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/

On BIV Today... BIV’s weekly tech panel (1:31) featuring Ali Pourdad from Progressa and Linda Fawcus from Gluu Technology Society discuss the Google walkout over sexual misconduct, Gab’s return to the Internet in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and how the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 is exposing problems within the gaming industry’s workplace culture. Then, Innovate B.C.’s William Johnson (17:12) discusses the upcoming B.C. Tech Summit following the announcement this week of its first two keynote speakers before reflecting on what the previous conferences have done to ignite excitement within the industry. Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/

On this episode, our host Manseeb Khan sits down with Ali Pourdad the CEO of Progressa who recently closed out an $84 million dollar round. The talked about P2P loans, loan services operating within the blockchain and why being people first business matters. Enjoy!

On BIV Today… UBC economics professor Kevin Milligan (1:31) analyzes federal fiscal policy changes that could help Canada attract investments that benefit the economy, without racing to the bottom against U.S. corporate tax cuts. BIV’s weekly tech panel (13:09) discusses Venmo’s privacy gaff, the future of the World Wide Web and B.C.’s ride-hailing delays. Ali Pourdad, CEO of Progressa, shares his thoughts on why ride-hailing may never make it to B.C. Amielle Lake, entrepreneur-in-residence at e@UBC, examines Solid – a radical concept for a new web, as imagined by the web’s original founder. Kirk LaPointe, Tyler Orton and Hayley Woodin host, see more of their work at https://biv.com.