Showing all articles by author: Kayleigh Platz
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Joseph Fung on why giving is as important as shipping
18 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Joseph Fung grew up volunteering. He brought this mindset to his company TribeHR and wanted to build it into the companies framework. After TribeHR was purchased by NetSuite he has continued on the push… Read more
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Donna Litt: One chapter of her career closes, another begins
11 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech News sat down with Donna Litt to reflect on her adult life and her next steps in her career. Read more
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Amandah Wood: No such thing as an ordinary day at the office
04 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Tech About Town
Amandah Wood created a blog called "Ways We Work", where they investigate people from different industries on their careers, to get a glimpse at human nature and patterns. Read more
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Kik builds high engagement on app and in person
02 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Kik is giving back to the community by hosting a hackathon on the University of Waterloo campus. Read more
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New-tech cinema moves into old Kitchener theatre
28 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Opinion, Tech About Town
Matt MacKinnon and friends decided it was time to revitalize downtown cinemas, and decided to open Apollo Cinema right in the heart of Downtown Kitchener. Read more
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Privacy and profile? Binary Tattoo improves both
21 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Communitech News spoke with Cat Coode, founder of Binary Tattoo, who works as a consultant that works to help people build and manage online reputations. Read more
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Building community, one hack at a time
14 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Communitech News speaks with Kristin Flannigan, avid hackathon attendee, about Waterloo Region's hackathon culture. Read more
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Scandal shows the way to a safer community
07 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Voices Carry is an event created out of controversy. It seeks to support Women’s Crisis Services and the Sexual Assault Support Centre. Melanie Baker speaks on STEM and how to avoid "brogrammer" culture… Read more
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Not a fashion faux pas: Engineers design ultimate fashion app
17 December 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Startups, Tech About Town
Pout is a fashion app that lets people post daily looks and browse to find ideas. The team is benefitting from both Velocity and Communitech on their journey. Read more
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Take your best shot: New event will showcase great images by local photographers
10 December 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Tony Reinhart has launched FLASH, and is looking for all photographers to submit an image and attend this fun social event. Read more