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Tales from the trench in the war for workers
14 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
The shortage in tech workers has been described as a "war for tech talent" these past few years and Waterloo Region has been gaining ground by producing top tier tech talent. Firms are now looking for… Read more
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Faire: 'We can be much larger than $1 billion'
12 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in:
Faire, a Kitchener and San Francisco based scaleup recently landed a US $150-million Series D funding round and became Waterloo Region's newest private company valued at $1 billion or more, but CTO Marcelo… Read more
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Sonova embarks on a transformation
08 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Swiss based Sonova specializes in hearing-care solutions for the local corporate innovation fold. They recently launched an innovation lab at Communitech to foster innovation within their large corporation,… 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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Boardroom to battlefield: Leading in the digital age
05 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Two leaders in their respective fields Tom Jenkins, Chair and former CEO of OpenText and David Draser, a retired Canadian Forces major-general have written the book "The Anticipant Organization: New Rules… Read more
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Tech Roundup for October 2019
04 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Monthly tech roundup, News
This months edition of tech roundup features some Canadian technology companies who have landed big financing rounds as well as some companies pushing the envelopes of tech and making big moves. Read more
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How to raise early-stage money: Be nice
30 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Jess Joss, CEO at Equation Angels talks about what new startups should do to build relationships with investors. Read more
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Talent, transportation, key takeaways for minister
25 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Ontario Finance Mister, Rod Phillips speaks on key issues brought up by local business and academic leaders Read more
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Waterloo-based Oculys sells for more than $4.2 million
23 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Oculys Health Informatics Inc, an operational management system producer for hospitals has recently been acquired by Toronto-based VitalHub corp. for over $4.2 million. Read more
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U.S. holding company buys Kik messaging app
18 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Uncategorized
Kik has recently been acquired by U.S holding company MediaLab and has plans to continue having a foundational relationship with Kin, a cryptocurrency launched by Kik CEO Ted Livingston. Read more