The Canadian Unicorn Who Stayed

Disruptors by Royal Bank of Canada

May 26, 202600:26:41Business

Canada has a scaleup problem. We create entrepreneurs, but too many of them feel they need to leave to build world-class companies. Fred Lalonde is one of the exceptions. He is the founder and CEO of Hopper, the Canadian...

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