Christian Lasonde got into fintech early, working on virtual currencies at Electronic Arts, LucasArts, and Second Life long before fintech was a common term, and he later used his experience selling to large companies like Nike, Sony, Warner Bros., and GM to help startups navigate banks and insurers, while also pushing for Canada to move faster on open banking so it could lead globally in fintech. Beyond investing, he gives founders detailed advice on things like board meetings and approval processes, describes vesting as a way to protect shareholders rather than control founders, believes VCs generally shouldn't be the ones replacing CEOs, and has taught entrepreneurship to more than 30 companies through The Next 36, while also serving on boards like SickKids Foundation and the Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation.