Startup Business Strategies

Learn more about the savvy startup strategies from two expert point of views. How did ConnectionPoint, led by Daryl Hatton, “dance with a giant” and land its partnership with PayPal? Darrell MacMullin of PayPal Canada will join us at CONNECT to tell us what caught PayPal's attention. And how did Geordie Rose of D-Wave raise almost $100M to build a quantum computer? Find out in Startup Business Strategies.

Dancing with a Giant – A Startup Business Strategy for building great partnerships

Daryl Hatton
President & CEO, ConnectionPoint
Darrell MacMullin
General Manager, PayPal Canada

How D-Wave raised (almost) $100M to build a quantum computer

Geordie Rose
Founder and Chief Technology Officer, D-Wave Systems Inc
Paul Lee
Managing General Partner, Vanedge Capital Partners Ltd

Speakers

Darrell MacMullin

General Manager

PayPal Canada

Darrell MacMullin was appointed General Manager of PayPal Canada in 2008 having previously held the position of Head of Merchant Services for the company.

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Daryl Hatton

President & CEO

ConnectionPoint Systems Inc.

ConnectionPoint’s founder and CEO, Daryl Hatton loves the challenge of building software companies from scratch.

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Geordie Rose

Founder and Chief Technology Officer

D-Wave

Geordie Rose is a founder and CTO of D-Wave.

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Paul Lee

Managing General Partner

Vanedge Capital Partners Ltd.
Paul Lee is the Managing General Partner of Vanedge Capital Partners Ltd., a venture capital fund focusing on the interactive digital media space. Lee is former President of Electronic Arts, Inc.

Active Angel
- D-Wave Systems, Bycast, A.L.I. Technologies, Blast Radius, Pacific Bio-Energy.
Board Positions
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