Janice Taylor

Founder & CEO, Mazu

Consumer internetKelownaOn TechTO stages since 2016

Janice Taylor is the founder and CEO of Mazu, a Kelowna family social platform she built as a safer alternative to mainstream social media. Raised in Saskatchewan with a background in behavioural psychology and no formal tech training, she has weathered a near-collapse and recovery. She spoke at TechTO in 2016 on building unconventionally.

On the TechTO stage ×1

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Janice Taylor of Mazu presents A Case for the Unconventional

TechTO · November 2016

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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2016. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Janice ↗

In their words

I believe that our solution is to awaken families with love

TechTO, Nov 2016 · watch at 4:45 ↗

I have a very large pot of money that I say no to it's so it's currently sitting at 12 million dollars

TechTO, Nov 2016 · watch at 9:16 ↗

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Who is Janice Taylor?

The founder and CEO of Mazu, a Kelowna, BC family social platform pitched as a safer, moderated alternative to mainstream social media.

What did she speak about at TechTO?

Her case for building unconventionally, drawing on a non-technical background and a mission she framed as 'awakening families with love.'

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