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WINS2017: Buckle up tight – thrills and spills lie ahead
15 September 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, Multimedia, News, Videos
The Waterloo Innovation Summit has just passed, and we heard from many big names in tech. Read more
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The power, promise – and fear – of the future, laid bare for all at WINS2017
14 September 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
The Waterloo Innovation Summit 2017 asked important questions about technology, machines, and the future of humanity to academics, students, and entrepreneurs. Read more
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House-hunters. Anglers. Parents. Open data can give them the edge over their competition
24 July 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Communitech's Bill Bean sheds light on the importance of open data and its usability by many different companies across all sectors. Read more
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Teams shoot for the stars at NASA Space Apps Challenge
08 May 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
NASA's annual international challenge had over 100 participants attended this 2-day hackathon at the Communitech location. Read more
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TLC 2017 preview: Patty McCord on how to build a great enterprise
28 March 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
Patty McCord, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix discusses ways to seek the right talent in tech to foster diversity, and to meet the needs of the business. Read more
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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