What The Tech?
How are founders, startups and innovators from across the globe accelerating progress and extending their R&D runway?
On What The Tech? we talk with some of the brilliant minds behind new and exciting tech initiatives to learn what it takes to tackle “technological uncertainty” and, eventually, change the world.
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What The Tech?
Think Bigger: How AI is Reshaping Staffing, IP Strategy, and R&D Funding for Startups
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In our latest episode of What the Tech, we sat down with Anuj Rastogi, Managing Director at Backstretch, to discuss how AI is fundamentally reshaping product development, intellectual property creation, and staffing strategies across Canada's innovation ecosystem.
After two decades in the digital agency world, Anuj made a complete pivot into talent acquisition and executive search. He's become a familiar face across Canada's startup community (attending 38 events in 2025 alone), giving him a front-row seat to how AI is changing everything about how companies build products, create defensible IP, and staff their R&D teams; insights that matter deeply to businesses maximizing access to government funding like SR&ED tax credits.
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Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.
