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Two Waterloo entrepreneurs top 2,800 rivals to win Thiel Fellowships
05 June 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Founders of PiinPoint and Medella Health are two of the latest recipients of the Thiel Fellowship, a competitive and controversial program. Read more
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TLC 2015: Drawing clarity in a digitized world
03 June 2015 | By Alexandra Satok in: Events, Featured, News
The Tech Leadership Conference saw over 800 attendees. During the conference, ideas were synthesized into visuals by skilled graphic recorders, providing clarity. Read more
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Student-built robot puts on wheely big show at TLC
02 June 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
High school students in Waterloo Region participate in FIRST Robotics Competition at Communitech's Tech Leadership Conference. Read more
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Tulip Retail and Voices.com take on NYC with a little help from their friends
29 May 2015 | By Chris Plunkett in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Canadian startups Tulip Retail and Voices.com hope to expand into the American market by breaking into New York City with help from the CDMN Soft Landing Program and the Canadian Technology Accelerator… Read more
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TLC 2015: Old ways of doing things aren’t getting any younger
28 May 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Highlights from Communitech's 2015 Tech Leadership Conference include a talk from Susan Cain about the roles of introverts and extroverts on teams, as well as talks from Matt Scobel, Ari Horie, David Schonthal,… Read more
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eSentire to open European headquarters in Ireland
27 May 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
The Cambridge-based cyber security firm eSentire is set to open a European Headquarters in the city of Cork in Ireland. Read more
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Losing the Signal: An in-depth Q+A with the authors of RIM/BlackBerry saga
26 May 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
Communitech News sat down with authors of Losing the Signal: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of BlackBerry to discuss their book. Read more
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Eight questions: In conversation with Techvibes editor Rob Lewis
20 May 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, News, Opinion, View from the ‘Loo
Communitech News sits down with Techvibes editor Rob Lewis to chat about the Canadian tech ecosystem. Read more
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Open Data Exchange set to 'unlock significant opportunities' for companies
19 May 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News, Startups
Major funding for the ODX program has been announced and it is set to create significant opportunities with open data. Read more
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22 quotes: Sir Terry Matthews, Canada's tech titan
14 May 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Communitech News collected 22 quotes from the tech titan, Sir Terry Matthews. Read more