DiscoverDecelerator with Rob KenediWhy Your Startup Ecosystem Is Losing the AI Race // Startup Genome's 2025 Report // JF Gauthier // Web Summit Vancouver 2025
Why Your Startup Ecosystem Is Losing the AI Race // Startup Genome's 2025 Report // JF Gauthier // Web Summit Vancouver 2025

Why Your Startup Ecosystem Is Losing the AI Race // Startup Genome's 2025 Report // JF Gauthier // Web Summit Vancouver 2025

Update: 2025-06-20
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📬 Tech entrepreneurship is changing fast. Join the conversation.

At the inaugural Web Summit Vancouver 2025, I sit down with JF Gauthier, founder of Startup Genome to unpack why ecosystems like those in Canada, Europe, and beyond are falling behind and what the top-performing cities are doing differently (like Philadelphia).

We dive deep into:

  • Why AI is killing traditional SaaS
  • How governments can seed ecosystems then get out of the way
  • The real reason Canada's commercialization gap persists
  • What investors should be doing in the AI-native era
  • The new rules for building and scaling in 2025


Whether you're an entrepreneur, policymaker, or investor, this is your roadmap to staying relevant in the next wave of innovation.

đź”— Full Startup Genome report

📬 Tech entrepreneurship is changing fast. Join the conversation.

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Why Your Startup Ecosystem Is Losing the AI Race // Startup Genome's 2025 Report // JF Gauthier // Web Summit Vancouver 2025

Why Your Startup Ecosystem Is Losing the AI Race // Startup Genome's 2025 Report // JF Gauthier // Web Summit Vancouver 2025

Rob Kenedi