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Josh Simair

Co-founder, SkipTheDishes

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Josh Simair co-founded SkipTheDishes, the Winnipeg food-delivery company, in Saskatoon in the fall of 2012 with four other Saskatchewan natives, two of them Simair brothers. Simair was chief executive when Just Eat agreed to buy the company in December 2016, and The Globe and Mail reported that Simair would keep running Skip after the sale.

Josh hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Josh co-founded SkipTheDishes.

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Skip The Dishes co-founder Josh Simair on building a business in WinnipegWinnipeg Economic Development & Tourism (YouTube)
2017
Article
Winnipeg startup SkipTheDishes gobbled up by Britain's Just EatThe Globe and Mail
2016
Interview
Joshua Simair Interview - CEO & Co-founder of SkipTheDishes.caKendal Netmaker (YouTube)
2016

Quick answers

Did Josh Simair co-found SkipTheDishes?

Yes. The Globe and Mail reported on 2016-12-15 that Joshua Simair, the company's 29-year-old CEO and co-founder, started it in the fall of 2012 with four other Saskatchewan natives, including two brothers. CBC News, on 2016-12-15, named the founders as Joshua, Daniel and Chris Simair, Jeff Adamson and Andrew Chau.

What led Simair to start the company?

The Globe and Mail reported on 2016-12-15 that Simair, a Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native who grew up on a produce farm, got the idea while working as an analyst for RBC Capital Markets in London from 2010 to 2012, where Just Eat's success was visible.

What happened when Just Eat bought SkipTheDishes?

CBC News reported on 2016-12-15 that Just Eat plc announced plans to buy SkipTheDishes for 110 million dollars, quoting Simair as CEO and co-founder. The Globe and Mail said the same day that Simair would keep running Skip as a standalone unit.

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