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Waterloo students land Thiel Fellowships for second year in a row
22 June 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
The Thiel Fellowship awards students who are willing to pause or quit their studies to focus on their companies with $100,000. Read more
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Catalyst137 innovation centre to focus on Internet of Things hardware
21 June 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The innovation center will call an old 475,000-square-foot warehouse in Kitchener its new home. Read more
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Two Waterloo tech CEOs bump into each other in a hallway in Barcelona . . .
20 June 2016 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Sandvine and TextNow are both major players in the Waterloo Region tech ecosystem; ironically, their CEOs had a chance encounter in Spain. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Communitech Intrapreneurship Conference recap
20 June 2016 | By Craig Haney in: Featured, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
Communitech welcomed almost 150 for the first Intrapreneurship Conference that focused on topics such as securing talent, intentional actions, and more. Read more
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Journalist braves 'startup bubble'; writes [not so] shocking tell-all
15 June 2016 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Melanie Baker explores the idea of the startup bubble, and how other industries are not innocent with their practices, norms, and cultures. Read more
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In Position: Bold action and risk should be on Canada’s innovation agenda
14 June 2016 | By Julie Garner in: Featured, In Position, Opinion
This edition of In Position looks on Canada's innovation agenda and potential changes that can be made. Read more
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GO to make additions to Toronto-Waterloo Region transit services
14 June 2016 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, News
Premier Kathleen Wynne reiterated their commitment to expanding GO services between Toronto and Waterloo Region at Kitchener announcement. Read more
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Intrapreneurship Conference challenges big companies to imagine a more competitive future
14 June 2016 | By Samantha Clark in: Enterprise, Featured
The Intrapreneurship Conference Waterloo Region took place and it sought to challenge big companies to act and think with an entrepreneurial mindset. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Your team has great ideas. Now what?
13 June 2016 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
The Nimble Hippo explores the situation of what happens if we fixate on ideation, and what can we do after it. Read more
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Communitech launches accelerator for female-led startups
10 June 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
Communitech has launched a new program for female-led startups, Fierce Founders. Read more