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Joseph Fung on why tech leaders should care about gentrification in Kitchener
16 October 2015 | By Joseph Fung in: Ecosystem, Featured, Opinion
Joseph Fung, Vice President of HCM Products at NetSuite, discusses the importance of realizing the impacts of fast-evolving communities like Downtown Kitchener. Read more
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Let's do more than imagine a new world for women entrepreneurs
15 October 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
M-Theory author Melanie Baker sheds light on the many inequalities women entrepreneurs face through various stages of their company. Read more
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Ready, set, vote: Election day is almost here
14 October 2015 | By Faye Roberts in: Ecosystem, Featured, Opinion, Politics Plug-in
With election day fast approaching, make sure you're fully prepared is the best way to ensure you experience a smooth voting day. Read more
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Techtoberfest 2015 offers sobering words for startups, with a side of sauerkraut
14 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Startups, Videos
Techtoberfest speaker and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuck discusses his journey as an immigrant and entrepreneur and offers advice to new startups trying to grow. Read more
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Thomson Reuters Labs 'personal' to David Thomson, as Communitech space opens
13 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, Startups
Thomson Reuters Labs made their debut in Communitech's space. Communitech News sat down with them to discuss the big announcement. Read more
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Toronto, Kitchener mayors speak out on need for better rail
09 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured, Videos
Toronto Mayor John Tory and Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic meet to discuss the connectivity between the two cities and its impact on the tech ecosystem. Read more
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UW Warriors hockey gets assist from local tech company
09 October 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size
The Support from HockeyTech provides awards of $4,500 to 4 Waterloo hockey players. Read more
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Innovation economy demands confidence, not complacency, Premier tells CityAge conference
09 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks about the challenges cities are facing at the CityAge conference in Toronto. Read more
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Surviving BlackBerry and other stories: how Ted Livingston built a unicorn in Waterloo Region
08 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Featured, Small to Mid Size
Ted Livingston, co-founder and CEO of Kik Interactive, gives a talk at the University of Waterloo about Kik's journey, and the legal troubles they faced with BlackBerry. Read more
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Vidyard acquires Switch Merge to make video marketing personal
07 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
The acquisition brings Switch Merge's technology to the Vidyard platform, which saw 16 times as many click-throughs during testing. Read more