Showing all articles in the View from the 'Loo category
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View from the 'Loo: Confessions of a serial entrepreneur
30 January 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Communitech News sat down with Brett Shellhammer, serial entrepreneur and tech expert, to talk all about his progress and journey. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: On old buildings and new ideas
23 January 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
“We’re in an old building filled with new ideas" seems to ring true about Waterloo Region as a whole. There are many old buildings but there are always new ideas to fill them. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: On women in tech, stop asking and start acting
15 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: View from the 'Loo
When it comes to encouraging women to pursue a career in tech, the issue goes beyond just representation. Respecting and nurturing their interests from a young age is crucial in order to get women into… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Change is the universal currency
09 January 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
From year-to-year the tech industry evolves rapidly, especially in Waterloo Region where not long ago there was very little activity in the downtown core. Now tech entrepreneurs are flocking to the city… Read more
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View from the 'Loo in review: Toasting a fantastic 2013
19 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
A look-back at 2013 at Communitech, including highlights from BlackBerry, Thalmic Labs, and eSentire, as well as Communitech programs and events. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: BufferBox one year after the Google acquisition
12 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Mike McCauley co-founded BufferBox, a student-led startup that was acquired by Google. He discusses the acquisition and the future of BufferBox. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Bring on the Waterloo Region-Toronto supercluster
05 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Imagine the potential if we could build stronger links between our ecosystem and greater Toronto’s formidable innovation economy and Waterloo, strengthening both communities and those in between; an innovation… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: The good word on government funding
14 November 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Ontario’s $15-million pledge to fund Communitech over the next three years, and the federal government’s five-year, $8.75-million contribution to the Canadian Digital Media Network, Communitech’s national… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: VeloCity Foundry to be a forge for hardware startups
07 November 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
The VeloCity Garage tech incubator is not exactly the place for people to be bending metal and drilling holes. That much became clear in 2012, when a student-led startup called BufferBox moved into the… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: On venture partners who invest in people
31 October 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Social Venture Partners, a global network of philanthropists, look for the same things any venture capitalist would: a good team, solid fundamentals and the potential to change the world, the difference… Read more