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The Nimble Hippo: Hire an outsider to lead your corporate innovation outpost
09 May 2016 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
Hiring an outsider can be key as they bring fresh ideas and a new perspective. Read more
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Vidyard launches Plugin, declares war on gentrification apathy
16 March 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Events, Opinion, Tech About Town
Vidyard launched Plugin as a means to help underserved people and support the community. Read more
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Q+A with Marko Savic on The Marketing Leap
02 March 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Event recaps, Events, Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech News sat down with Marko Savic to talk about The Marketing Leap. Read more
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Bracing for disruption: Insurance heavyweights see future in tech
25 February 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Insurance Disrupted was a two-day event all about insurance, finance, and technology. Read more
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FairVentures opens at Communitech
23 February 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
Fairfax has opened up a FairVentures lab at Communitech, and Communitech News say down with Dave Kruis to talk all about it. Read more
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GM innovation lab at Communitech touts 1,000-year vision
05 February 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
General Motors Canada opened up a lab at Communitech, and Communitech News sat down with Steve Carlisle to talk about their vision. Read more
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Why big companies didn't mind losing sleep over Waterloo Hacks
03 February 2016 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Nimble startups are not the only folks excited about Waterloo Hacks, but big companies can also win big in terms of talent. Read more
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Myo music app wins Waterloo Hacks
24 January 2016 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Featured, Startups
165 students from the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier were selected to participate in Communitech's first hackathon, a 48-hour event in downtown Kitchener. Read more
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Teds talk: Why Hastings and Livingston choose Waterloo Region
23 January 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Ted Hastings, founder of Rebellion Media and President of Perk interviewed co-founder and CEO of Kik Interactive, Ted Livingston as part of the Waterloo Hacks event. Read more
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Students shine in Code to Win competition
23 November 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured
The Code to Win challenge brought in over 250 applications, and 50 individuals to compete for the top prize of $5,000. Read more