$20 Million Exit to Building Startups at Scale | Chris Carder of the Schulich School of Business

Chris Carder shares his incredible journey as an aspiring journalist to successful entrepreneur, academic, and builder of startups at scale.

He is currently the Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Schulich School of Business, often ranked the #1 business school in Canada.

The position is one he created as a result of building a startup community at Schulich from the ground up, tapping into the entrepreneurial drive of many students and alumni of the school.

Chris' insights from building and selling multiples business, investing and advising many startups, to community building is invaluable to those looking to start or improve their business. Chris shares incredible stories throughout his journey from how he went all in on a pivot to how he just showed up on campus one day to build startup programs.

We also discuss what we can do to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Canada.

You do not want to miss this video!

Connect with Chris: linkedin.com/in/cwcarder/

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Learn more more about the Schulich Venture Academy:
https://execed.schulich.yorku.ca/schulich-masterclass/

Learn more about the Schulich Venture Studio:
https://schulich.yorku.ca/schulich-startups/venture-studio/

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00:00 Intro
01:08 Building the 1st business
08:08 The Genesis of ThinData
12:30 Going all in on a bold pivot
17:55 An important life lesson after exiting
19:53 Entering academia
22:30 Starting a startup community at Schulich
25:28 Schulich startups
29:35 A great success story
33:10 Schulich startup programs
36:33 Top 2 programs
43:08 Thoughts on improving entrepreneurship in Canada