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Building community, one hack at a time
14 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Communitech News speaks with Kristin Flannigan, avid hackathon attendee, about Waterloo Region's hackathon culture. Read more
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Scandal shows the way to a safer community
07 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Voices Carry is an event created out of controversy. It seeks to support Women’s Crisis Services and the Sexual Assault Support Centre. Melanie Baker speaks on STEM and how to avoid "brogrammer" culture… Read more
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Not a fashion faux pas: Engineers design ultimate fashion app
17 December 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Startups, Tech About Town
Pout is a fashion app that lets people post daily looks and browse to find ideas. The team is benefitting from both Velocity and Communitech on their journey. Read more
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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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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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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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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