INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP VIDEOS
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Kirby Schlegel (MBA ’03): Exit Strategy
Kirby Schlegel (MBA ’03): Exit Strategy
Laurier MBA alumnus (’03), and Founder & Chairmen of Schlegel Sports, Kirby Schlegel, talks about his experiences developing an exit strategy and some of lessons he’s learnt as a result.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/kirby-schlegel-mba-03-exit-strategy/
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Ray DePaul (MBA ’94): Mentorship
Ray DePaul (MBA ’94): Mentorship
Laurier MBA alumnus and former President & CEO of RapidMind Inc., Ray DePaul, shares his experiences with mentorship as an entrepreneurship, and some of the valuable lessons he has learnt along the way.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/entrepreneurship/ray-depaul-mba-94-mentorship/
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Rahul Raj (BBA ’97): Mentorship
Rahul Raj (BBA ’97): Mentorship
Laurier alumnus (BBA ’97), Founder of MealExchange, and Director of Sustainability & Merchandising Innovation at Walmart.ca, Rahul Raj, shares some valuable advice about how to take full advantage of your mentorship opportunities. Rahul also shares some great insight and strategies to help evolve your mentor-mentee relationship into a mutually beneficial life-long friendship.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/entrepreneurship/rahul-raj-bba-97-mentorship/
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A Typical Day for Laurier Alumnus Dana Fox
A Typical Day for Laurier Alumnus Dana Fox
Laurier alumnus (BBA ’81), and Founder & President of Clevru, Dana Fox, shares with us what a typical day is like as the CEO of Clevru.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/a-typical-day-for-laurier-alumnus-dana-fox/
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Ryan Smolkin (BBA ’95) – Poutine Dynasty
Ryan Smolkin (BBA ’95) – Poutine Dynasty
Courtesy of the Laurier Department of Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing Laurier alumnus Ryan Smolkin (BBA, ’95) talks about his poutine dynasty, and what he believes are the best ingredients for entrepreneurial success. To read the full interview with Ryan Smolkin in Laurier’s Campus Magazine, please visit: www.wlu.ca/CampusMagazine
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/interview-with-entrepreneur/
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Mentorship – Cam Heaps (BA ’95)
Mentorship – Cam Heaps (BA ’95)
Steamwhistle co-founder Cam Heaps (BA Hons ’95) explains how mentorship plays a role in entrepreneurial success.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/mentorship-cam-heaps-ba-hons-95/
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Financing E*Trade Canada – Colleen Moorehead (BBA ’81)
Financing E*Trade Canada – Colleen Moorehead (BBA ’81)
Colleen Moorhead (BBA ’81), Founder and former President of E*Trade Canada, discusses the financing of E*Trade Canada in its early years.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/financing-etrade-canada-colleen-moorehead/
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David Ceolin (BBA ’89) – Do’s & Don’ts When Approaching Investors
David Ceolin (BBA ’89) – Do’s & Don’ts When Approaching Investors
Entrepreneur in Residence David Ceolin (BBA, ’89) shares three things he’s learned when approaching potential investors.
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http://laurierentrepreneur.ca/video-resources/dos-dont-when-approaching-investors-eir-david-ceolin/
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Entrepreneurship, News and Updates
Sell Your Minimal Viable Product, then Build Your Business
If you’re going to build a house, it only makes sense to test the foundation to ensure it can support the mansion your about to build, right? With a sound foundation you can build a strong house to live in for years to come – so why not take the same approach to building your [...]
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Entrepreneurship, News and Updates
Capturing the Startup “Pixie Dust”
At a team meeting with my client ventureLAB back in February, I declared that I was going to KW to capture some of the “startup pixie dust”. I was referring to the magical feeling I get at the Communitech Hub, seeing ideas burst into companies and consistently colliding with just the right person I needed [...]
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, News and Updates
MyCareerCity.com Goes Live!
After months of long nights, early mornings, and brute strength, LaunchPad startup MyCareerCity.com hit the big green button and went live at 10pm on May 5, 2013! MyCareerCity.com is a career social network that connects high school students with post-secondary students at the school and program of their choice to better prepare for post-secondary school. [...]
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Entrepreneurship, News and Updates
“But I don’t have a technical co-founder!” – So What!!!!
You hear this a few times a day down at the Communitech Hub. A young, hungry entrepreneur comes in with a great idea… and the great excuse, “I can’t start my business until I find technical talent,” or “I don’t have someone to build my mobile app!” Don’t get us wrong, having a founding team [...]
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Inspiring Lives: Dave talks about Entrepreneurship at Laurier
I am very proud today to be sharing this video that features our very own Dave Inglis speaking about entrepreneurship at Laurier as part of the “Inspiring Lives” series of interviews and advertisements. Dave has worked very hard on his own startup – Concussion Toolbox – and also works with us here at Laurier Innovation [...]
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Laurier Provides Hiring Incentive for Local Companies
In an ongoing pursuit to make it happen, Laurier Research has received funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario to create a Laurier-Industry Internship Program! This program provides a great opportunity for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) graduates to develop business and management skills to compliment their technical expertise, while providing [...]
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, News and Updates
Don’t Just Focus On Keeping Talent, Optimize It!
This week the University of Waterloo hosted the first annual Leadership Innovation Conference, at the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre, to bring together thought leaders in economic development to discuss how Canada can fostering innovation to catalyze change. Waterloo Region has become widely recognized as “Canada’s most important tech cluster”, making Waterloo a suitable [...]