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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Derek ↗
In their words
A players are people that hire people better than themselves — they don't have ego.
When you hire a developer, don't tell your developer what to do. When you hire a marketer, don't tell your marketer what to do — it's why you put them in place.
Over the last few years we've doubled our revenue, we've increased our margins, we're running cash flow neutral now, and we've signed a major licensing deal.
Quick answers
What is Derek Luke known for?
Running InteraXon, maker of the Muse brain-sensing headband, as its non-founder CEO, and a long operations career across BlackBerry and other technology companies. He is now COO at Geotab.
Is Derek Luke a founder of Muse or InteraXon?
No. He was the non-founder CEO, which was the theme of his 2017 TechTO talk 'I am not a Founder.' InteraXon was founded by Ariel Garten, Chris Aimone and Trevor Coleman.
What does Derek Luke do now?
He is Chief Operating Officer at Geotab, the Toronto-area fleet-telematics company.