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Jim Estill's Sales Secrets
23 November 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Multimedia, Podcast
Jim Estill joins the Communitech Podcast to discuss the decades of disruptive innovation that he has witnessed in the Waterloo Region. Read more
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The middle 1,000: Where winners and losers are made
19 November 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Opinion, View from the ‘Loo
In a rowing competition the first and last 500 metres are the easiest, and the middle 1,000 is hard work, and often determines who wins and who loses. The Waterloo region tech ecosystem is mirroring that… Read more
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Ted Livingston on growth
16 November 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Podcast
The first episode of the Communitech Podcast features a conversation between Mike Kirkup, Director of University of Waterloo's Velocity program, and Ted Livingston, co-founder and CEO of Kik Interactive. Read more
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Remembrance Day: O2 Canada's pollution mask inspired by the past
11 November 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Videos
Peter Whitby, CEO of O2 Canada shares his perspective on wartime technology, focusing on the people who make shelters, shields and masks. Read more
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Tech Roundup for October 2015
01 November 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
The Tech Roundup for October 2015 features news on the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor, funding for Waterloo drone-maker Aeryon Labs, the Compass Report, and more. Read more
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Plum wins Buffalo startup prize, sets sights on U.S. market
30 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured
The Waterloo Region tech company Plum won a prize of $250,000 from a Buffalo-based business competition called 43North. They were chosen as one of 11 winners from 11,000 applicants. Read more
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Toronto, Kitchener mayors speak out on need for better rail
09 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured, Videos
Toronto Mayor John Tory and Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic meet to discuss the connectivity between the two cities and its impact on the tech ecosystem. Read more
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Surviving BlackBerry and other stories: how Ted Livingston built a unicorn in Waterloo Region
08 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Featured, Small to Mid Size
Ted Livingston, co-founder and CEO of Kik Interactive, gives a talk at the University of Waterloo about Kik's journey, and the legal troubles they faced with BlackBerry. Read more
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Vidyard acquires Switch Merge to make video marketing personal
07 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
The acquisition brings Switch Merge's technology to the Vidyard platform, which saw 16 times as many click-throughs during testing. Read more
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Tech Roundup for September 2015
04 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
It was a busy month in tech! Read the top stories of September 2015 from Communitech, BlackBerry, Shopify, and more. Read more