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Drew Lindsay on the TechTO stage

Drew Lindsay

Co-founder and CEO, GuruLink

HR TechTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2017

Drew Lindsay co-founded and leads GuruLink, a Toronto technology recruiting firm, and has since started PathPilot.ai, an AI career companion. He spoke at TechTO in July 2017 about what having a co-founder is actually worth, drawing on both good and bad partnerships of his own.

On the TechTO stage ×1

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Drew Lindsay of GuruLink presents Tales and Learning from Co-Founder Heaven & Hell

TechTO · July 2017
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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Drew ↗

In their words

they talked about not funding solo preneur so if you're out looking for VC money and you are a solopreneur you could have greater challenges finding money

TechTO, Jul 2017 · watch at 1:00 ↗

there's really truly no replacement for having somebody who just kind of there in the trenches with you to help you through those difficult times

TechTO, Jul 2017 · watch at 1:17 ↗

I like to travel I've been to 57 countries without a very understanding co-founder that would not be possible

TechTO, Jul 2017 · watch at 1:47 ↗
A few quotes can’t cover everything Drew said on the TechTO stage. 1,600+ talks are searchable.Ask about Drew ↗

Quick answers

What is GuruLink?

A Toronto technology recruiting firm Drew Lindsay co-founded with Bradford McIntosh, pairing recruitment services with its own software. Lindsay is co-founder and CEO; McIntosh is co-founder and managing director.

What was his TechTO talk about?

The case for and against having a co-founder. He argued investors are wary of solo founders, and that the real value is someone in the trenches who offers a different angle when you are too close to a problem.

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