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Lessons from Commodore 64’s legacy
01 April 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, News
Robert Lane, the former CEO of Commodore Business Machines Inc., brought a wave of nostalgia to Communitech during a recent visit to the hub in Kitchener. Lane reflected on his experiences, shared advice… Read more
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AI on the menu at Communitech CEO Dinner
07 March 2024 | By Suhani Saigal in: Events, Featured, Featured news
The historic walls of The Walper Hotel pulsated with the spirit of collaboration and innovation as the tech community gathered for an AI Workshop, followed by the annual Communitech CEO Dinner on Tuesday. Read more
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Innovation is an act of building trust
01 March 2024 | By Alex Kinsella in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Finding innovative ways to reduce burnout for health-care providers was the theme at the Communitech Fast Track Health Showcase on Feb. 27, 2024. Six of Canada’s leading technology companies were selected… Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Setting the right expectations
29 January 2019 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
In this issue of the Nimble Hippo we talk about innovation labs and what they should be doing and focusing on. Read more
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Chamath Palihapitiya wins crowd at Hack the North
15 September 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News
Chamath Palihapitiya is one of the University of Waterloo's most successful graduates and this week he sat down to speak at Hack the North, Canada's largest hackathon which is hosted annually at the University… Read more
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Nimble Hippo: Loren Padelford, Shopify Plus VP on Giving Every Entrepreneur a Global Platform & More
12 March 2018 | By Sara Jalali in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Opinion, Podcast, The Nimble Hippo
Loren Padelford recently stopped by to chat about retail, fundamental shifts, and how Shopify is accelerating and benefitting. Read more
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The time is now for women, in tech and beyond: panel
09 March 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News, True North
On International Women's Day, 5 influential panelists came and shared their journey and careers, as well as their thoughts about gender and technology. Tech still has some work to be done, but there have… Read more
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Gord Edall, The Globe and Mail's Director of Globe Labs on the Future of Newspapers
20 February 2018 | By Sara Jalali in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Opinion, Podcast, The Nimble Hippo
Nimble Hippo Radio sat down and spoke with Gord Edall, The Globe and Mail’s Director of Globe Labs and Corporate Security Officer, to talk about the newspaper industry. Read more
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Ratio.City earns $100K at Fierce Founders pitch event
16 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Startups
The Fierce Founders Bootcamp is a six-day, Communitech-run program that helps women tech entrepreneurs improve their companies. This cumulates to a pitch event, and Ratio.City earned the $100,000 grand… Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: How to innovate like a fighter pilot
13 February 2018 | By Craig Haney in: Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
Being a fighter pilot may be more similar to running a business than we think. Both need to be able to quickly assess situations and react accordingly. This is where the OODA Loop framework can be helpful. Read more