Showing all articles in the startups category
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Global mindset key to Waterloo Region startup success: Compass report
28 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
The Waterloo Region was ranked 25th in a new report by Compass that ranked the world's start-up communities. The report stated that the region must take a more global mindset in order to grow. Along with… Read more
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Lacing up the gloves for a good cause
28 October 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Canadian athletes and Canadian tech entrepreneurs share similar challenges. In particular, they have to compete against far-better-funded American companies. Read more
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Techtoberfest 2015 offers sobering words for startups, with a side of sauerkraut
14 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Startups, Videos
Techtoberfest speaker and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuck discusses his journey as an immigrant and entrepreneur and offers advice to new startups trying to grow. Read more
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Thomson Reuters Labs 'personal' to David Thomson, as Communitech space opens
13 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, Startups
Thomson Reuters Labs made their debut in Communitech's space. Communitech News sat down with them to discuss the big announcement. Read more
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Canadian Digital Media Trends by the Numbers - Education Technology (Edtech)
13 October 2015 | By Sam Trieu in: Enterprise, Small to Mid Size, Startups
The Canadian Digital Media Network presents an infographic on the digital landscape of education technology. 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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Palette takes top honour at UX Design Awards in Berlin
30 September 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News, Startups
Palette beats out 9 other innovators at the UX Design Awards, taking home the top prize. 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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Nicoya, Bridgit, PiinPoint take honours at Communitech Rev Centre Stage
20 September 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
Nicoya Lifesciences took the grand prize at Communitech Rev Centre Stage. Bridgit and PiinPoint also got a big win as well. Read more