Showing all articles by author: Kayleigh Platz
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Venture capital world clicks for former online-shopping exec
10 June 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Startups, Tech About Town
Janet Bannister has been involved in both the online-shopping industry as well as the venture capital world. Learn more about them and their journey. Read more
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Entrepreneur Sarah Prevette launches innovative camp for kids in Waterloo
03 June 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured
Entrepreneur Sarah Prevette is launching a summer camp as a part of Future Design School. This program seeks to enable kids to explore their ideas and passions, and is open to youth in grades 6-9. Read more
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Communitech pumped for #RedDayFriday fight against heart disease
03 June 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Tech About Town
Communitech News sat down with Peter Sweeney to discuss St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation and their role in Manulife's LPGA Classic. Read more
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Local hiker joins Nepal’s long trek to recovery
27 May 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Startups, Tech About Town
Walter Huber, an accountant and CFO at both Sweet Tooth and P&P Optica in Waterloo Region, and a long distance hiker is raising funds for a humanitarian trip to Nepal in November. Read more
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Bootcamp showcases tech’s women to watch
20 May 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Communitech News sat down with Communitech's Alayne Hynes to talk about the 2015 Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp. Read more
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OpenText digs in for a good cause
13 May 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Opinion, Tech About Town
OpenText's team spend a week helping out Habitat for Humanity. Read more
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John Chen’s rebuilding of BlackBerry, and what’s in Waterloo’s secret sauce
06 May 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Opinion, Tech About Town
John Chen, while not a Waterloo Region local, now works in and is part of our ecosystem in their rebuilding of BlackBerry. Communitech News sat down with John Chen to talk about this. Read more
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Industrial design and cat adoption make a purrfect pair
29 April 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Tech About Town
Janice de Jong is not only passionate about design, but also about helping cats. Read more
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Hack the Orchestra hopes to rewire old perceptions
22 April 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony launches a hackathon to create solutions for orchestras. Read more
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Helping others led Amaris Gerson to find her own path in the tech industry
15 April 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Tech About Town
With a background in both recreation and leisure as well as geography, Amaris Gerson tried out different roles to find a fit for her skillset after graduation, before turning a volunteer position at HackerNest… Read more