Showing all articles in the startups category
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Startup Weekend coming to Waterloo Region April 5-7
06 March 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
Startup Weekends are a hands-on experience where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if their startup ideas are viable. They happen all over the world, and on April 5–7 Kitchener-Waterloo… Read more
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PumpUp snags second place at global pitch challenge
05 March 2013 | By Communitech in: Startups
Communitech HYPERDRIVE company PumpUp competed at the University Mobile Challenge in Barcelona where they faced off against teams with very big ideas, winning second place. Read more
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Brad Feld: Humble, generous and just plain smart
05 March 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
Brad Feld, managing director of Foundry Group, co-founder of TechStars, author and marathon runner from Boulder, Colorado paid a long-awaited visit to Waterloo Region. Read more
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Waterloo startup community 'extremely vibrant': Brad Feld
28 February 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
Brad Feld, Foundry Group managing director, TechStars co-founder, author, and marathoner from Boulder, Colo., visited Waterloo Region and the Communitech Hub for the first time. He discusses his visit… Read more
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Thalmic's MYO draws 10,000 pre-orders in first 2 days
27 February 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
Thalmic has a new product, and it is popular with already thousands of orders in the first few days of sales. Read more
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Startup Smackdown companies enter the ring
20 February 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
Now meet the brave companies who will duke it out for glory and the hope of being crowned the Startup Smackdown winner Read more
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Nicoya Lifesciences wants to help you mend a broken heart
19 February 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
Waterloo-based startup Nicoya Lifesciences adapts technology originally created to measure stress levels in grizzly bears to help improve human heart health. Read more
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Get ready for a smackdown!
14 February 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
Communitech hosts the first Startup Showdown, a competition where 10 startups pitch to a panel of judges. Read more
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I Think Security's Boomerang lets you share a file, then pull it back
12 February 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
Boomerang, the latest offering from I Think Security, allows users to easily create read-only and fully retrievable documents. It has enhanced security measures to protect the file from screenshots and… Read more
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Combining Social Media and Marketing to Accelerate B2B Sales
11 February 2013 | By Communitech in: Startups
Communitech summarizes advice on accelerating leads from social selling and automation experts. Topics include the connection between sales and marketing, building lead generation machines, and more. Read more