Showing all articles by author: Kayleigh Platz
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Tech About Town: There's a new creative space in town
24 September 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Alexander Marshall, founder of George Briggs Media is settling into a new studio space, called The GB Collective, down the road from Communitech. Marshall wants to stay Waterloo Region, but working in… Read more
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Tech About Town: Square's Jesse Wilson feels right at home
17 September 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
began writing and sharing his open-source code online, when a fellow UW grad at Nike eventually noticed his work. The grad and his team were using Wilson’s code and were impressed with his talent. He quickly… Read more
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Tech About Town: Mark Connolly on making Fluxible sing
10 September 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Tech About Town
The third annual Fluxible conference combines three of his favorite pastimes: User experience design, cool people, and talented musicians. Live music at a UX conference is an interesting twist on a conference,… Read more
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Tech About Town: Jeff Botham on building the future
03 September 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Jeff Botham, University of Waterloo alumni and Waterloo Region community member is taking on his next project; CEO of Habitat for Humanity. Jeff is excited to bring the community together to help end the… Read more
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Tech about town: fast food fresh
27 August 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Mynor and Rachelle Garcia, owners of America Latina Variety & Deli, bringing traditional Salvadoran food to the town. Enjoy pupusas with a side of tangy coleslaw and a thin red salsa at 331 King St. W,… Read more
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An insider's scoop on the Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp
26 August 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Startups
Out of 96 applicants, 25 women entrepreneurs attended the Communitech Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp from all over the world bringing ideation, design thinking, networking, pitching and sales to the next… Read more
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Tech About Town: Tech companies add their own chapters to region’s architectural story
06 August 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Alison Brooks talks about the Building Waterloo Region: a region-wide architecture festival that explores our community, and the buildings that define and illustrate our past, present and future. It is… Read more
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Tech About Town: Hackers, snackers and cheese. Oh my!
30 July 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Attendees from Communitech, Desire2Learn and Google enjoyed an after-hours networking reception, tasting three different types of cheese from Gunn’s Hill, fresh breads from Golden Hearth Bakery and had… Read more
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Tech About Town: Jazz and startups share zest for disruption
23 July 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Talking with Terry Pender, the avid jazz fan and The Waterloo Region Record’s tech reporter, there are many similarities between jazz and today’s startup tech companies. Find out more. Read more
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Tech About Town 07.16.14
16 July 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in:
Christine Bird started K-W Poker Chicks (KWPC) helping more women to become more confident, leaving the comfort zone to face a challenge and networking. Very much like the tech industry, a good poker game… Read more