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View from the 'Loo: The good word on government funding
14 November 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Ontario’s $15-million pledge to fund Communitech over the next three years, and the federal government’s five-year, $8.75-million contribution to the Canadian Digital Media Network, Communitech’s national… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: VeloCity Foundry to be a forge for hardware startups
07 November 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
The VeloCity Garage tech incubator is not exactly the place for people to be bending metal and drilling holes. That much became clear in 2012, when a student-led startup called BufferBox moved into the… Read more
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M-Theory: Startup lessons from Girl Geek Carol Leaman
05 November 2013 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion, Startups
Carol Leaman joined us to talk about her startup, Axonify, its background and the neuroscience upon which the software is based. This column will look at some of the broader startup lessons learned. You’ll… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: On venture partners who invest in people
31 October 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Social Venture Partners, a global network of philanthropists, look for the same things any venture capitalist would: a good team, solid fundamentals and the potential to change the world, the difference… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Alexis Ohanian, Saul Colt weigh in on Waterloo Region tech [VIDEO]
24 October 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Video interviews with Alexis Ohanian and Saul Colt, conducted by Anthony Reinhart.Communitech’s annual Techtoberfest, held last Thursday and Friday, served up several such opportunities. I grabbed my video… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Great news from that other Waterloo university
10 October 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
University of Waterloo is one of the world’s top institutions for math, computer science and engineering. You needn’t look too deeply to find UW’s intellectual DNA. Often overlooked, though is the impact… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: The problem with parking
03 October 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Wouldn’t the prime inner-city parking spots be more valuable as spaces humming with activity, where we could bump into more interesting, creative people? It’s a question worth pondering as tech-sector… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: On creativity, community and connective tissue
26 September 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
In the midst of a roller-coaster news week, a timely lunch break with Colin Hunter reminded me why this community always manages to stay on track, no matter how wild the ride. Colin embodies what has always… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Crazy, but a good crazy
12 September 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Anthony Reinhart talks about the break he took from Communitech when his twin daughters were born. He discusses how fast things have developed at Communitech and in the Waterloo Region. The region is in… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Notes from an itinerant guest in the Communitech space
05 September 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in: Featured, View from the 'Loo
Christian Aagaard recaps their experience as a summer guest in the Waterloo Region ecosystem. Read more