{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to fix Canada's Start-up Visa","description":"\u201cSpeed is of the essence. This is a super dynamic marketplace. Canada is losing entrepreneurs, we\u2019re losing the next generation of founders, and we need to do things, quick.\u201d More than a decade ago, Canada launched the Start-up Visa program to attract entrepreneurial talent from around the world. After years of complaints of delays, fraud, and abuse, the program was suspended while featuring a whopping 10-35 year wait time. Boris Wertz (Version One Ventures) and Lucy Hargreaves (Build Canada) join to discuss what went wrong and what a functional entrepreneurial immigration program might look like. Related links:  Canada suspends Start-Up Visa as feds look to transition to new program Entrepreneurs face more than a decade wait for Canada\u2019s Start-up Visa Why is the Start-up Visa program struggling? Canada Can Attract the World's Best Entrepreneurs  ","author_name":"The BetaKit Podcast Channel","author_url":"http:\/\/betakit.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40194530\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198845940"}