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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
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Wagepoint raises $2M seed funding to enhance online payroll service
09 December 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, News
Wagepoint announced $2M in seed funding today from various investor. Read more
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Three events show that the holidays aren’t all about us
26 November 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
The holidays are a time to give back and there are many ways to do so in the Waterloo ecosystem. Read more
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Waterloo Region, Toronto tech come together at Series 401
24 November 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, Startups
Series 401 brings the best of both ecosystems. The event was filled with startups and investors across the supercluster. Read more
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Michael Babiak: Warming up the Valley for Waterloo Region startups
19 November 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Communitech News sat down with Michael Babiak to discuss the Valley and Waterloo Region. Read more
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Tech campuses: where truth is stranger than friction
12 November 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Sam Lessin, a former VP who worked at Facebook’s Silicon Valley headquarters wrote a blog discussing what happens when you leave a tech office. He explains how it is like leaving a bubble and learning… Read more
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The rise of geek culture: Why Waterloo needs it now
05 November 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
The Waterloo Region is a growing area for artists. With the region being home to one of the world's fastest-growing tech centers, Miroki Tong sees the region growing in other areas as well. The traveled… Read more
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Kevin Tuer named to head Open Data Initiative
30 October 2014 | By Samantha Clark in:
The Chair of the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN), Tom Jenkins, announced today that Kevin Tuer has been appointed Managing Director of Canada’s new Open Data Initiative and that Avvey Peters will… Read more
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Home again: Chris Daviau and the Vidyard family
28 October 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Chris Daviau works as part of the Vidyard team. He’s overseeing an office expansion that will allow the company to grow past 100 people. He seeks out and helps plan things to do in the city so that his… Read more
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Anna Beard: Driving change through local engagement
22 October 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Anna Beard has had a keen interest in politics. Now she uses her blog to talk about regional politics and is driving change by engaging the community. Beard’s passion is contagious. She’s seen more and… Read more