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The Nimble Hippo: How to get back to Day 1
24 April 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
The Nimble Hippo shares their thoughts on Amazon's Jeff Bezos and the "Day 1 company". Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Tech Leadership 2017 Basecamp
18 April 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Featured, News, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
Communitech's 2017 Tech Leadership Conference hosts Patty McCord, Ali Asaria, and Jamie Woodruff, drawing participants from Waterloo Region and around the world. Read more
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The nimble hippo: Reward the behaviour, not the outcome
27 March 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
In order to empower employees we must reward the the behaviour, not the outcome to foster an innovation mindset. Read more
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Trucker-tech company BigRoad acquired by fleet complete of Toronto
24 March 2017 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
BigRoad, a tech startup from Waterloo Region that worked to modernize the way truckers log their hours and other data, has been acquired by Fleet Complete, a Toronto-based provider of fleet-tracking services. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Crossing the chasm, Part 2. Permission to question
20 March 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Featured, The Nimble Hippo
Innovation should not be thought of as just new, world-changing technologies. Continuous improvement within existing organizations to lower costs and improve efficiency are just as valuable to innovation. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Crossing the innovation chasm
13 March 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, The Nimble Hippo
Messaging and product positioning must be different for early adopters than it is for the early majority, and by understanding these differences we can "cross the chasm." This is important for technology-based… Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Intentional action drives innovation
27 February 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups, The Nimble Hippo
The Fierce Founders Bootcamp, hosted by Communitech, is for female-founded startup companies who get to pitch for $100,000 in cash. The event is an effort to diversify the tech ecosystem. Read more
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BDC establishes outpost at Communitech
17 February 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
BDC, a financial institution owned by the federal government and devoted to entrepreneurs, unveiled its new lab at the Communitech Hub on Friday. Read more
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TrustPoint finds a culture fit with ETAS Embedded Systems
16 February 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
When Waterloo Region-based company TrustPoint which develops secure products for the IoT needed to grow they saw an opportunity to join ETAS Embedded Systems. Read more
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Nimble Hippo: A trip to Scandinavia for innovation inspiration
13 February 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups, The Nimble Hippo
Communitech plans its next innovation tour - this time around the Nordic countries. The trip focuses on how they are using innovation and leveraging their ecosystem to enhance their efforts. Read more