Showing all articles in the Ecosystem category
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Surviving BlackBerry and other stories: how Ted Livingston built a unicorn in Waterloo Region
08 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Featured, Small to Mid Size
Ted Livingston, co-founder and CEO of Kik Interactive, gives a talk at the University of Waterloo about Kik's journey, and the legal troubles they faced with BlackBerry. Read more
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Gemütlich-tech: Miss Oktoberfest has Hub connection
07 October 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech sits down with their own Holly Pearson to discuss life as Miss Oktoberfest. Read more
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Women entrepreneurs win big at pitch competition
02 October 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
The Communitech Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp pitch competition concludes as winners walk away with a combined $100,000. Read more
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Shopify expansion in Waterloo Region to employ 300
01 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
Shopify has announced a new facility and are hoping to expanding and employ 300. Read more
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Art and tech intersect at Fluxible 2015
30 September 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Fluxible wraps the fourth instalment of its festival in the Waterloo Region, gathering UX professionals from across the region. Read more
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Steve Blank in Waterloo Region: 'I was blown away by the ecosystem here'
24 September 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, View from the ‘Loo
Steve Blank had a follow-up interview with Communitech News during his most recent visit to Waterloo Region. Read more
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Igloo builds new home with team in mind
23 September 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Tech About Town
Igloo has outgrown their space, and now has a new one. Still in Downtown Kitchener, Igloo decided on a place, and invested money to make it their own. Read more
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Kik adds executives: plans to double workforce
22 September 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Kik announced two new executives, Jae Kim and Alim Dhanji. They also announced their plans to expand their workforce. Read more
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Caffeine and collaboration: Hack the North 2015 ends on a high
20 September 2015 | By Samantha Clark in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Hack the North just came to an end this year. It saw over a thousand students from across the globe come to the University of Waterloo for the 36 hour hackathon. Read more
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1,000 students descend on UW for Hack the North 2015
19 September 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured
The Hack the North team gets flooded with applications from around the world. Their event is huge, with sponsors from almost every major tech company in Silicon Valley. By the first day, they are already… Read more