A Canadian startup’s journey from inception to success demonstrates the resilience of entrepreneurship and the vibrant dynamic of the tech industry. Pilot, born from founder Connor Wilson’s contemplative ATV ride on a Greek mountain in March 2019, was initially registered as HappyHour, a representation of quality time with friends. The nascent company initially planned to […]
Creative Destruction Lab
Creative Destruction Lab Establishes CDL-Seattle At University of Washington
Canada’s Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) will launch its third U.S.-based location in Seattle this fall. CDL is a nonprofit organization for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies, with ten locations including CDL-Vancouver at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. Based at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, CDL-Seattle will […]
Creative Destruction Lab Launches COVID-19 Recovery Program
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) has launched a new program called CDL Recovery, which aims to rapidly transform scientific innovations into useful products and services that address public health and economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The seed-stage accelerator, which is based at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and boasts a global network […]