Why Your Startup Ecosystem Is Losing the AI Race // Startup Genome's 2025 Report // JF Gauthier // Web Summit Vancouver 2025

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At the inaugural Web Summit Vancouver 2025, I sit down with JF Gauthier, founder of Startup Genome to unpack why ecosystems like those in Canada, Europe, and beyond are falling behind and what the top-performing cities are doing differently (like Philadelphia).

We dive deep into:

• Why AI is killing traditional SaaS
• How governments can seed ecosystems then get out of the way
• The real reason Canada's commercialization gap persists
• What investors should be doing in the AI-native era
• The new rules for building and scaling in 2025

Whether you're an entrepreneur, policymaker, or investor, this is your roadmap to staying relevant in the next wave of innovation.

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