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How to make partnerships your company's superpower
11 March 2020 | By Ian McDonald in: Opinion, The Disruptor
Partnerships can be an innovative solution with strong opportunities. It can also bring a series of challenges and hit a wall. Companies that can successfully partner can receive exponential returns. The… Read more
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The evolution of tech scouting for strategic advantage
29 November 2019 | By Ian McDonald in: Opinion, The Disruptor
Iain McDonald talks about his scouting approach to finding startup partners and leveraging opportunities on his recent visit to Israel as part of the Communitech global innovation tour. Read more
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The changing face of corporate-startup partnerships
07 November 2019 | By Ian McDonald in: Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, The Disruptor
In the past the relationship between corporations and startups could be adversary or at least arms-length as corporations feared the threat of disruption posed by startups, today however corporate organizations… Read more
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Canon Innovation Lab at Communitech unveils Jumpshot photo app
04 August 2016 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Featured, News
The Canon Innovation Lab releases its first consumer app developed at Communitech. The app allows user to quickly decide which pictures are meaningful to them with a single swipe. Read more
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These are sunny days for Waterloo’s Sandvine
08 July 2016 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Featured
Sandvine's revenue jumped from $28.6 million USD in Q2 of 2015 to $33.5 million USD for the same time period in 2016. Read more
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Two Waterloo tech CEOs bump into each other in a hallway in Barcelona . . .
20 June 2016 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Sandvine and TextNow are both major players in the Waterloo Region tech ecosystem; ironically, their CEOs had a chance encounter in Spain. Read more
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Why big companies didn't mind losing sleep over Waterloo Hacks
03 February 2016 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Nimble startups are not the only folks excited about Waterloo Hacks, but big companies can also win big in terms of talent. Read more
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Waterloo Accelerator Centre launches Reactor project to provide startup space
05 August 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
The Accelerator Centre is making room for another 30 startups. This project is known as Reactor, and aims to work with high-potential companies. Read more
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As interest soars for satellite data, exactEarth explores IPO
30 June 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Featured, News
exactEarth is looking to become a public company. They are a partner in Communitech's DATA.BASE program. Read more
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Don’t blink, and other lessons from Pebble’s Eric Migicovsky
18 June 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Pebble founder Erick Migicovsky shared their lessons learned as a founder looking back at their journey. Read more