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Trigger warning. More GO Trains are coming
07 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Opinion, View from the 'Loo
Metrolinx had their first town hall delivered outside of Toronto, at the Tannery. They are seeking to ramp up services to eventually reach a goal of all-day two-way service before 2025, and provide transit… Read more
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Chamath Palihapitiya wins crowd at Hack the North
15 September 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News
Chamath Palihapitiya is one of the University of Waterloo's most successful graduates and this week he sat down to speak at Hack the North, Canada's largest hackathon which is hosted annually at the University… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Giving shape to the smart city
18 July 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Opinion, View from the 'Loo
Is IoT, more specifically smart cities the next big technological 'thing'? Many cities are starting to implement 'smarter' technologies into their cities. City of Kitchener late last November opened its… Read more
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How one CEO hardwired his company for good
24 May 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Opinion, True North, View from the 'Loo
Fiix, a small, cloud-based, software-as-a-service outfit from Toronto, has three stated goals: to make money, to make the environment better, and to make lives better. The company has found that 11 per… Read more
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Resistance is mobile: The challenge of paying attention in a smartphone-obsessed world
14 March 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, True North, View from the 'Loo
Marcel O'Gorman leads the Critical Media Lab, and they focus on taking a critical look at the impacts of technology on society and the human condition. Marcel blends performance art, critical theory, and… Read more
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The time is now for women, in tech and beyond: panel
09 March 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News, True North
On International Women's Day, 5 influential panelists came and shared their journey and careers, as well as their thoughts about gender and technology. Tech still has some work to be done, but there have… Read more
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Endless patience, grit, keys to startup success
07 March 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Opinion, View from the 'Loo
Caitlin MacGregor, CEO and co-founder of Plum, spoke at Pizza with the Prez. They spoke on their experience on being an entrepreneur, and how they got to where they are. Read more
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Ratio.City earns $100K at Fierce Founders pitch event
16 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Startups
The Fierce Founders Bootcamp is a six-day, Communitech-run program that helps women tech entrepreneurs improve their companies. This cumulates to a pitch event, and Ratio.City earned the $100,000 grand… Read more
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When it's time for the CEO to be 'brutally honest'
13 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Dave Kroetsch from Aeryon Labs came to speak at Communitech's Pizza with the Prez. They talked about their journey, and how they knew when it was time to step down as CEO. Read more
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Auvik CEO Marc Morin: Cease with the Valley envy
17 January 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Marc Morin, Auvik CEO and co-founder speaks on why they are not aiming to be the "Silicon Valley of the North", but are using their own strengths to develop and grow. Read more