Kevin Kliman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Humi. Humi is Canada’s leading payroll, HR, and benefits platform. Serving thousands of Canadian companies, Humi is the best-in-one people platform that your company will love.

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In this episode, we discuss...

Businesses Kevin started in high school, at Brown and in dentistry school
His first venture-backed social app Instaradio and the emotions he had when it didn't work out
What inspired him to start Humi
Going through Y Combinator in 2017
The early debate of focusing on one core product or an entire platform on day one
Thoughts on competition like Zenefits and Gusto
Why Humi focused on Canada and SMBs
Why people and culture matter the most to build an enduring company
Thoughts on the Toronto and Canadian tech ecosystem

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