Thehardpart

Most venture stories are supposed to start in the same few places: Sand Hill Road, a boardroom in New York, a founder's cramped apartment in San Francisco.This one starts on a beach path in Vancouver.It is a beautiful Friday at the end of May, and I am wa

It is a cold February morning as I make my way from Pearson to Union Station on the UP Express, then up Bay Street to Amar Varma's office. There is no logo on the door, no reception desk, nothing about the place that announces importance. Inside, Amar is

Shoutout to @yacineMTB for the bangerAt The Hard Part, I've mostly focused on Canadians building in Canada.But after three years of digging, researching, and asking, "Where's this founder from?" I kept finding the same thing: Canadians are everywhere.Open