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How to make partnerships your company's superpower
11 March 2020 | By Ian McDonald in: Opinion, The Disruptor
Partnerships can be an innovative solution with strong opportunities. It can also bring a series of challenges and hit a wall. Companies that can successfully partner can receive exponential returns. The… Read more
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The evolution of tech scouting for strategic advantage
29 November 2019 | By Ian McDonald in: Opinion, The Disruptor
Iain McDonald talks about his scouting approach to finding startup partners and leveraging opportunities on his recent visit to Israel as part of the Communitech global innovation tour. Read more
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The changing face of corporate-startup partnerships
07 November 2019 | By Ian McDonald in: Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, The Disruptor
In the past the relationship between corporations and startups could be adversary or at least arms-length as corporations feared the threat of disruption posed by startups, today however corporate organizations… Read more
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We Built This : Avidbots
18 July 2019 | By Sara Jalali in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Videos
We Built This: Learn about Avidbots, a Kitchener-based robotics firm and the maker of Neo, the first fully autonomous floor-scrubbing robot for large commercial environments, such as airports, universities,… Read more
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The Other F Word: Let's Talk Failure
30 May 2019 | By Sara Jalali in: Multimedia, News, Videos
This video series is focused on failure in the tech world and the mythologies around it. We look at real failures caused by issues with founders, design, market fit, timing, luck and more. Featuring Donna… Read more
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BRIDGIT+ DOZR : Two Rev Graduates Shaking Up the Rules
22 March 2019 | By Sara Jalali in: Multimedia, News, Videos
Mallorie Brodie, co-founder and CEO of Bridgit, and Erin Stephenson, co-founder and COO of Dozr speak on being women who are shaking up the construction technology industry. Read more
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We Built This : Grobo
04 December 2018 | By Sara Jalali in: Multimedia, News, Videos
Watch: Grobo Inc., a Waterloo-located operation that’s crafting special boxes filled with tech that automate the process of growing almost any plant, including cannabis Read more
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TEXTNOW x EVOLV 1
04 December 2018 | By Sara Jalali in: Multimedia, News, Videos
TextNow is Canada's first carbon net positive building, located in the heart of Waterloo's Idea Quarter District. Read more
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We Built This: BridesMade
15 August 2018 | By Sara Jalali in: Multimedia, News, Videos
Mallory McKewen and Kaleah Baker, started BridesMade to give women the option to rent bridesmaid dresses through an online platform. They were among the finalists in Communitech’s Fierce Founders bootcamp… Read more
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Thinking big at Catalyst137
06 July 2018 | By Sara Jalali in: Multimedia, News, Videos
This video features Catalyst137, 475,000 square feet of repurposed industrial space on Kitchener’s Glasgow Street. It has been transformed from a former tire and footwear warehouse into the largest facility… Read more