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Jayesh Parmar on the TechVancouver stage

Jayesh Parmar

Co-founder & CEO, Picatic (acquired by Eventbrite, 2018), Picatic

Event TechVancouverOn TechVancouver stages since 2016

Jayesh Parmar co-founded Picatic, the Vancouver event ticketing and registration platform, and was its CEO until Eventbrite acquired it in August 2018. He stayed on to lead the Vancouver team and wound down Eventbrite's Canadian office in April 2020. He spoke at TechVancouver in February 2016.

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First seen on the TechVancouver stage in 2016. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Jayesh

In their words

work for a start-up that's five employees or less learn the grind learn the hustle have five jobs at once

TechVancouver, Mar 2016 · watch at 09:42

when you think big squash it down piss on it put your foot on it and then think huge

TechVancouver, Mar 2016 · watch at 10:43
A few quotes can’t cover everything Jayesh said on the TechVancouver stage. 1,600+ talks are searchable.Ask about Jayesh

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Quick answers

Who is Jayesh Parmar?

Co-founder and CEO of Picatic, the Vancouver event ticketing company acquired by Eventbrite in August 2018. He continued to lead the Picatic team from Vancouver inside Eventbrite until the Canadian office wound down in April 2020.

What did Jayesh Parmar talk about at TechVancouver?

Dogfooding — why running your own product, and other local companies' products, matters, and how the practice helped Picatic grow. Presented at TechVancouver in February 2016.

What happened to Picatic?

Eventbrite acquired it in August 2018. Picatic's Vancouver headquarters continued to operate as Eventbrite's Canadian office until it closed in April 2020.

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