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MyLocal helps small, independent businesses stay connected
02 May 2014 | By s in: Featured
Independent businesses in downtown Kitchener are thriving and united by MyLocal Inc., a Kitchener startup co-founded by Thusenth Dhavaloganathan and Attila Aros, is working with many of Kitchener’s independent… Read more
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Frustration inspires ‘world’s best, most beautiful’ USB hub
02 May 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
Frustrated with what was available on the market, James Morrison, founder of Ara Innovation, designed the AraHub – what he calls “the world’s best, most beautiful USB hub” – and launched it on Kickstarter. Read more
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One on one with Techstars’ David Cohen [VIDEO]
01 May 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, Videos
Techstars co-founder and CEO David Cohen visited Waterloo Region and Toronto to explore the potential of expanding into Canada, and share his impressions of the Waterloo Region startup community. Read more
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Techstars founder applauds ‘sense of community’ in Waterloo Region ecosystem
24 April 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Event recaps, Featured
David Cohen, the Techstars founder and CEO spoke to a room of entrepreneurs and was impressed in how committed Waterloo Region entrepreneurs really are to their community. Read more
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From robots to paintings, makers do it all
23 April 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured
Transcending all other titles is the simple title of maker – applied to those who create things for their form, function, or to simply explore. Telling someone that you’re a maker, that it implies you’re… Read more
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Links We Love 04.21.04
21 April 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured
This week we are taking a look at a glossary for workplace survival, how brevity might you’re your career and some insight into what some new Federal laws will mean for your company. Read more
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Film on local startup community earns cheers from packed house
15 April 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
Startup Community, a film by local photographer Taylor Jackson, was a startup in its own sense. The film raised questions about what is left to be done and what lies ahead – namely, bigger companies and… Read more
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Links We Love 04.11.14
11 April 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
This week we’re taking a look at the French movement of banning responding to work emails after work hours, why Adobe isn’t a fan of performance reviews, why Material Minds founder Charles Plant wants… Read more
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Charles Plant on the most important project your company will ever have
10 April 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured
Charles Plant, founder of Material Minds and former MaRS Discovery District Managing Director, explained how to connect strategies with actions at Communitech’s Titan Learning Event: Connecting Strategy… Read more
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As data trails grow longer, ignorance is bliss
09 April 2014 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Jad Saliba with his team at Magnet Forensics, is trying to figure out how to better filter with the tools, digitally helping people with the sense of navigation and memory Read more