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Why Enterprise AI Adoption is Still so Hard

In our latest conversation on building enduring AI companies, guests George Babu and Gideon Hayden dive into why enterprise AI adoption remains challenging.

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The Future of Canadian Startups: AI, Capital, and Brain Drain Change
In this episode of The Gradient Ascent Podcast, CIBC’s Paul McKinlay and Daniel Lee sit down with George Babu and Gideon Hayden to explore what it takes to build enduring AI companies today — from cheaper experimentation and distributed teams to smarter go-to-market strategies. They also dig into a bigger question for Canada’s tech ecosystem: how do we keep top founders building at home when talent, capital and ambition move globally?
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The Gradient Ascent
Paul McKinlay and Daniel Lee discuss the latest trends in AI and capital markets — from software stock volatility to physical AI.
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What CIBC sees inside AI’s fastest deals
CIBC's Daniel Lee and Amy Olah unpack the new velocity of AI fundraising — and why growth investors are moving earlier.
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The productivity pivot: AI’s role in business transformation and growth
How AI is reshaping productivity: CIBC leaders and Canadian tech builders on ROAI, pilots to production, and managing agents.
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Can today’s AI wunderkinds clear tomorrow’s enterprise hurdles?
Four leading investors on whether AI-native startups can leap from product-led adoption to winning enterprise procurement.
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What no one tells founders about liquidity
Q4 founder Darrell Heaps and CIBC's Paul McKinlay on why founders should plan for liquidity long before it becomes urgent.
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Europe is rising on the radar of Canadian tech
With a $20-trillion economy and 450 million consumers, Europe is fast becoming a priority market for Canadian tech.
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Is Medicaid Managed Care the New Value-Based Care Frontier?
Exploring the shift toward value-based care in US Medicaid Managed Care — and the opportunities it's creating.
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Markets change. Venture debt doesn’t have to.
Amy Olah on venture debt's resilience through market cycles, and what founders should look for in a lender.

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