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Financing helps MIMOSA Diagnostics expand into U.S. market
18 July 2023 | By Suhani Saigal in: Featured, News
Fierce Founders graduate MIMOSA Diagnostics Inc. has closed a round of financing that will enable the Toronto-based medtech startup to hire additional staff and expand into the U.S. market. 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
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When it's time for the CEO to be 'brutally honest'
13 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Dave Kroetsch from Aeryon Labs came to speak at Communitech's Pizza with the Prez. They talked about their journey, and how they knew when it was time to step down as CEO. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: How to cure a case of innovation theatre
22 January 2018 | By Craig Haney in: Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
Communitech's Craig Haney looks into the "innovation theatre" phenomenon that many innovation labs face when branching out from their typical corporate thinking. Read more