Showing all articles by author: Bill Bean
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Waterloo Innovation Summit 2016: Day 1 highlights
15 September 2016 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The first day of the Waterloo Innovation Summit, co-hosted by the University of Waterloo and Communitech included speakers such as Navdeep Bains, David Fransen, Feridun Hamdullahpur, Amanda Lang, Walter… Read more
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Real traction: Three years in, Tulip Retail kicks into growth mode
14 September 2016 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Tulip Retail creates mobile technology that connects sales associates with their company and their customer. Tulip has offices in Kitchener, Toronto, and New York and is seeing significant growth. Read more
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Chamath Palihapitiya: Silicon Valley's social conscience
09 September 2016 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Chamath Palihapitiya is the founder and CEO of Social Capital, whose mission is to advance humanity by solving the world's hardest promblems. The former Facebook senior executive is set to be a keynote… Read more
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Cultural revolution: Patty McCord on workplace innovation
31 August 2016 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix, and keynote speaker at the 2016 Waterloo Innovation Summit shares her thoughts on the role that employees play in innovation, disruption and growth. Read more
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Waterloo Innovation Summit wraps up with bold challenge from Steve Blank
18 September 2015 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Steve Blank, one of the “Godfathers of Silicon Valley,” made a rare speaking appearance outside California, at the Waterloo Innovation Summit. They brought up some critical concerns about our ecosystem… Read more
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Waterloo Innovation Summit Day 1 highlights: Girding for an age of disruption
17 September 2015 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The Waterloo Innovation Summit kicked off with discussing the need for government to be a part of innovation. A disruptive-data future is approaching, and government is not ready for this reality. Read more