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Chris O'Neill is a technology leader, board member and advisor. His resume is extensive, currently, he is the Chief Growth Officer at Xero, a Board Member at Gap Inc., a GP and Advisor at Portage and an angel investor. Previously he was Chairman and CEO of Evernote, Managing Director of Google Canada with a stint at Google X (now X), Board Member at Tim Hortons and much more.
In this episode, we discuss Chris's upbringing in his family's Canadian Tire business, learnings from launching Google Glass with Sergey Brin and Astro Teller at Google X, being on the board of Tim Hortons during the 3G Capital acquisition, leading a turnaround of Evernote, why the perception that Canadians don't take risks is BS and his passion for cleantech.
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Fasken's Emerging Tech and Venture Capital practice is comprised of 80+ dedicated legal professionals across the Canadian market. We're deeply involved in the startup ecosystem and have worked closely with founders from startup to scale-up to exit. Our team is a leading Canadian law firm for VC financings and tech M&A and act for many of the best-in-class startup and scale-up innovation-based companies and entrepreneurs in Canada.
Given this experience we understand market trends and can assist in guiding your company forward as you scale – we take a holistic and strategic approach to helping our clients achieve their goals and provide the full suite of services including corporate, corporate finance, M&A, commercial, IP, data and compliance, employment, tax and beyond. We are excited to help the next generation of unicorns!
In this episode, we discuss Chris's upbringing in his family's Canadian Tire business, learnings from launching Google Glass with Sergey Brin and Astro Teller at Google X, being on the board of Tim Hortons during the 3G Capital acquisition, leading a turnaround of Evernote, why the perception that Canadians don't take risks is BS and his passion for cleantech.
Chris's Twitter
My podcast supporter!
Fasken's Emerging Tech and Venture Capital practice is comprised of 80+ dedicated legal professionals across the Canadian market. We're deeply involved in the startup ecosystem and have worked closely with founders from startup to scale-up to exit. Our team is a leading Canadian law firm for VC financings and tech M&A and act for many of the best-in-class startup and scale-up innovation-based companies and entrepreneurs in Canada.
Given this experience we understand market trends and can assist in guiding your company forward as you scale – we take a holistic and strategic approach to helping our clients achieve their goals and provide the full suite of services including corporate, corporate finance, M&A, commercial, IP, data and compliance, employment, tax and beyond. We are excited to help the next generation of unicorns!
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