Not much to say on RIM vs Kik as yet
By now it isn’t news to folks locally that the maker of the Blackberry and local corporate superstar, RIM, has decided to bring a lawsuit against a young startup in Waterloo (based across the road from...
View ArticleAn insane young startup guy handed me a cheque for $1 million USD and…
…life in Waterloo just got a lot more interesting. StartupNorth calls Ted insane in the best sort of way and I agree. He managed to build a great little startup, attracting some top tier VCs and then...
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What is next for VeloCity?
After the most awesome two months and a bit I have experienced in my professional career I have yet to sit down and take stock. There simply isn’t time to take a breath but I am going to take a moment...
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There are two types of successful startup incubators in the world:...
Incubators and accelerators have but one purpose: move startups along in their life cycle at a faster pace than they would normally and increase the likelihood of a return by providing that service....
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Understanding the metrics incubators or accelerators need to track
Like startups, incubators and accelerators are hard work but they aren’t startups — they are educational programs (and sometimes facilities) that use something resembling an apprenticeship model to...
View ArticleMentor a student entrepreneur while helping your startup
Being a student at the University of Waterloo has one huge advantage over most other schools, Co-op. Startups have one huge advantage available to them available here in Waterloo, Waterloo students in...
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The VeloCity workspace
Yesterday on the VeloCity blog I announced the VeloCity workspace at the Communitech Hub. It is, to me, a piece that has missing at VeloCity as we have tried to do an awful lot in what is a residential...
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