Build or Buy: Deciding Between Organic Growth and Acquisition for Product Expansion

November 15, 2023 • 11:05 AM – 11:40 AM

Room 213/215

Moderator

Karl Theard

Karl Theard

Managing Director Roynat Capital

Speakers

Vitaly Pecherskiy

Vitaly Pecherskiy

Co-Founder & CEO StackAdapt

Lance Laking

Lance Laking

Managing Director & General Partner Graphite Ventures

Sacha Gera

Sacha Gera

Megan Cornell

Megan Cornell

Partner Dentons Canada LLP

Tactical Breakouts

Build or Buy? A company is sitting on new investment funds with a mandate to build out their product. Is the best choice to build out the engineering team organically or look to acquire a company with technology already at least partially built and a team in place? This panel will discuss the risks and benefits of organic growth or growth through acquisition, as well as current market trends.

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