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3 Ways Hack the North Improved our Startup

From September 19th to the 21st, University of Waterloo's Engineering 5 building was over run by a native species of the region: hackers...

3 Hypotheses We Tested at Hack the North

Ever wondered how to apply the Lean Startup methodology to a hackathon? The Webplio team used Hack the North to test their top three hypotheses.

Teknically Part 1: The 389 Day Laurier BBA

My first year as a BBA student at Wilfrid Laurier University was unlike anything imaginable. I started a business, travelled the world, and now I'm free.

5 Tough Lessons for When Your Startup Fails

At our final Laurier Launchpad update presentation we summarized the five biggest lessons we had learned founding our startup, Teknically.

Teknically Part 2: The Dream Fades

To Y Combinator and back again, our biggest lessons at Teknically Inc. building Webplio: a Google Analytics dashboard that anybody could use.

Up 32%: Videostream Growth Started with Great Support

Downloads and Videostream Premium signups were up over 30%. Here's how we did it.

7 Personal Lessons from Founding a Startup

7 personal lessons I learned from founding a startup at 18, developing into a young adult, interviewing at Y Combinator, and why I decided to exit.

10 Million Hotel Rooms Still Vulnerable

A 2012 vulnerability still can let anyone break in to millions of hotel rooms.

No More Gatekeepers: How the Internet Was Unleashed

The elimination of Internet's gatekeepers has upended the world, here's how it happened.

The End of Privacy and Conversation

The end of privacy has societal implications in how we converse and run a democracy.

Stop Using Encrypted Email

Where COBOL Will Die

Where COBOL Will Die

How to Demo: The Hacker's ABC Framework

Follow this framework to help show how awesome your hack is in the short time you have.

How to Demo: 7 Tips Every Hacker Should Know

Follow these tips to help show how awesome your hack is in the short demo time you have.

Meet Barber💈: the best way to manage your Mustache