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Podcast: The Hard Part with Evan McCann
Episode: Matt Roberts from CMD Capital
Description: Matt Roberts is a Partner at CMD Capital.
CMD Capital is a leading venture capital firm for AI-strong seed-stage startups. They focus on Canadian startups using AI in non-trivial ways, to solve mission-critical problems across B2B and Enterprise sectors.
Takeaways
The influence of Sir Terry Matthews and Matt's father played a significant role in shaping his entrepreneurial journey.
The Canadian market lacks early-stage lead checks.
Finding the first customer and iterating with them is challenging for Canadian entrepreneurs, as they often have to look to the US market for customer...