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Long walks, deep talks: The courtship of Fred Wilson and Ted Livingston
07 May 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Opinion, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Fred Wilson, Ted Livingston, and Mike Kirkup discussed many topics, including cultivating effective investor-investee relationship. Read more
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Network effect draws Vidyard VP back to Waterloo Region
23 April 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Opinion, Small to Mid Size, View from the ‘Loo
Communitech News sat down with Michael Litt and Kris Lawson to talk about Waterloo's ecosystem. Read more
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Waterloo Region's tech sector: a 150-year overnight success
09 April 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, View from the ‘Loo
Communitech News sat down with Ken McLaughlin to talk about his book on Waterloo Region. Read more
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Shaunvir Sidhu: iNovia's boots on the ground in Waterloo Region
26 March 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Shaunvir Sidhu, iNovia Senior Analyst, discusses the companies focus on the Waterloo Region. INovaia is setting up a permanent presence in Waterloo Region, where it has made several investments. Sidhu… Read more
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Shinydocs serves up an exciting solution to a boring problem
12 March 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Opinion, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Shinydrive, overcomes a big, boring and expensive problem: the reluctance of office workers to store and share documents on company systems, and their risky reliance on local desktops and cloud solutions… Read more
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Eric Migicovsky: Walking tall as Pebble orders pile up
25 February 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Pebble started a Kickstarter and it has been a huge success with many preorders. Communitech News spoke with Eric Migicovsky about the great news. Read more
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Beyond MTV: Microsoft opens space in Communitech Hub
12 February 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Opinion, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
The newest arrival to the Communitech Hub is Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, which has set up a post in the partners’ concourse at the Hub. Microsoft has recognized the value of proximity… Read more
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Cloud at Cost injects Fibernetics with startup energy
16 October 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Cloud at Cost is one of the incubator companies under Fibernetics and has given Fibernetics an infusion of startup energy. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Want a vibrant arts scene? Get off your wallet
02 October 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, View from the ‘Loo
The Waterloo Region has been underpaying its artists and this problem is starting to get more attention. Darin White finds it baffling that entrepreneurs who survive by selling products often expect him… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Carl Zehr, innovation mayor, prepares his exit
18 September 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, View from the ‘Loo
Waterloo Region is a lot of things, but a hotbed of political scandal is not one of them. We seem to prefer modest leaders who keep a steady hand on the wheel and a light foot on the gas pedal, especially… Read more