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1,000 students descend on UW for Hack the North 2015
19 September 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured
The Hack the North team gets flooded with applications from around the world. Their event is huge, with sponsors from almost every major tech company in Silicon Valley. By the first day, they are already… Read more
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Waterloo Innovation Summit wraps up with bold challenge from Steve Blank
18 September 2015 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Steve Blank, one of the “Godfathers of Silicon Valley,” made a rare speaking appearance outside California, at the Waterloo Innovation Summit. They brought up some critical concerns about our ecosystem… Read more
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Waterloo Innovation Summit looks at how great ecosystems are built
17 September 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The Waterloo Innovation Summit kicked off with attendees from all over the world. Read more
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Venture North gives top VCs a peek under hood of Toronto-Waterloo corridor
17 September 2015 | By Pat Lynch in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The Venture North conference in Toronto happened, and it was shared that over $20 billion worth of investable assets were looking to be invested into Canadian soil. Read more
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Waterloo Innovation Summit Day 1 highlights: Girding for an age of disruption
17 September 2015 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The Waterloo Innovation Summit kicked off with discussing the need for government to be a part of innovation. A disruptive-data future is approaching, and government is not ready for this reality. Read more
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Toronto-Waterloo corridor the star as California VCs get taste of TIFF
16 September 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Toronto and Waterloo Region are two of the biggest tech ecosystems in Canada, and have the potential to work together and combine. Read more
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Thomson Reuters Labs to launch data innovation space at Communitech Hub
16 September 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News, Startups
Humans are creating data at an unprecedented rate. Thomson Reuters decided to launch a data innovation space in Communitech as one of the leading sources of professional information in the world. Read more
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Politics Plug-in: Trade Commissioners a resource to grow your business globally
15 September 2015 | By Faye Roberts in: Featured, Opinion, Politics Plug-in
There are many resources for Canadian companies looking to expand internationally. One major one is the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service which has more than 160 offices around the world. Read more
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Startup sales strategy: Four ways your team is failing
15 September 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Events, Featured, News, Startups
Jim Estill shares 4 flaws that you might have in your startup sales strategy. Read more
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Sober Steering named a top 10 startup at L.A. Auto Show expo
14 September 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News, Startups
Sober Steering was named one of the top 10 startups by L.A. Auto Show's CCE. Read more