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Techtoberfest 2015 offers sobering words for startups, with a side of sauerkraut
14 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Startups, Videos
Techtoberfest speaker and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuck discusses his journey as an immigrant and entrepreneur and offers advice to new startups trying to grow. Read more
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Startup sales strategy: Four ways your team is failing
15 September 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Events, Featured, News, Startups
Jim Estill shares 4 flaws that you might have in your startup sales strategy. Read more
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Open Data Exchange collaborates with ThinkData Works to advance Canada’s open data
21 August 2015 | By Samantha Clark in: Data driven innovation
Canadian Open Data Exchange (ODX) announced a partnership with ThinkData Works. This will provide access to Canada’s open data to Canadian companies, researchers and the public. Read more
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A maker’s guide to building a startup – the Maker Expo story
29 July 2015 | By Alexandra Satok in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News
Darin White and their colleagues wanted to unite a region of makers. Maker Expo is a one-day gathering with an anticipated attendances of 10,000, with over 100 makers. Read more
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TLC 2015: Drawing clarity in a digitized world
03 June 2015 | By Alexandra Satok in: Events, Featured, News
The Tech Leadership Conference saw over 800 attendees. During the conference, ideas were synthesized into visuals by skilled graphic recorders, providing clarity. Read more
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Student-built robot puts on wheely big show at TLC
02 June 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
High school students in Waterloo Region participate in FIRST Robotics Competition at Communitech's Tech Leadership Conference. Read more
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TLC 2015: Old ways of doing things aren’t getting any younger
28 May 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Highlights from Communitech's 2015 Tech Leadership Conference include a talk from Susan Cain about the roles of introverts and extroverts on teams, as well as talks from Matt Scobel, Ari Horie, David Schonthal,… Read more
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Open Data Exchange set to unlock significant opportunities for companies
20 May 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Data driven innovation
ODX is a joint initiative from various parties with $6 million funding that hopes to create real-world applications with open data. Read more
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Harper Government announces funding to establish the Open Data Exchange
19 May 2015 | By Kevin Tuer in: Data driven innovation
The federal government has announced funding for ODX. Read more
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The biggest hack at Hack the North
| By Phil Froklage in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Hack the North draws 1,000 participants from all over the world to the University of Waterloo for Canada's biggest hackathon. Read more