Showing all articles by author: Christian Aagaard
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What's new HYPERDRIVE?
28 July 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in: Featured, Startups
Change seems to be a theme this month for HYPERDRIVE, Communitech’s startup accelerator, as it welcomes its third cohort of startups. But it isn’t just the people, products and pitches that account for… Read more
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What's new HYPERDRIVE?
28 July 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in: Featured, Startups
HYPERDRIVE is back, with a new cohort, a new style, and brand new ideas. Read more
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Inaugural Tech Sessions arts event hits right note at the Hub
19 July 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in: Featured
Tech Sessions aims to incorporate the art scene and tech ecosystem together in Waterloo Region. Read more
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Lend an ear: Blues or indie, Thursday event shows off what’s happening in local music scene
12 July 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in: Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
The tech ecosystem and the arts community in Waterloo Region have a date. Tech Sessions is having an event to introduce the two. Read more
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Perks that work: Google’s unconventional culture pays off in ideas and useful products
26 June 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in:
The Waterloo Region is home to about 37,000 Google Employees. The company has become an important fixture in the area and Shannon Deegan talks about the success that the company has had as a result of… Read more
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Intel wants to meet innovators -- and share -- at Communitech office
25 June 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in: Featured
Intel Software and Services Group is rolling out a wide welcome mat to new ideas pouring out of Waterloo Region’s technology community. Intel announced Tuesday it plans to keep weekly office hours at the… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Low-tech time travelling on a working afternoon
13 June 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in: View from the ‘Loo
Cloud storage and flash drives can hold tons of stuff, but they’ll never have the musty attraction of an old scrapbook. Finding an old scrapbook under the stairs, we take a dive into the past with several… Read more
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Thalmic Labs, after Series A news: Work now, celebrate later
07 June 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in: Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Startups dream of the kind of spring enjoyed this year by Thalmic Labs, maker of the buzz-worthy MYO arm band. The company announced June 5 that it had closed a venture-capital deal worth $14.5 million,… Read more