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Spring 2010 at a Glance

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Bloq Software and the Crowie

Interested in what has been going on in and around the VeloCity community this spring? Continue reading for a glance at the speaker sessions we have held, the conferences we participated in and what progress our Bootcamp students made throughout the past three months.

With the spring 2010 semester coming to a close, VeloCity is getting ready to say goodbye to our hardworking entrepreneurs. With the Bootcamp as well as our regular VeloCity program ending off Monday evening at our end of term project exhibition, it is time to recap all of the fun we have had this semester.

A big part of the VeloCity community is having the opportunity to learn and grow from mentors and fellow entrepreneurs who have been there, done that and this semester has been no different. VeloCity students have had the pleasure of listening to mentors such as:

Besides our regular speaker sessions held every Monday at the Accelerator Centre, VeloCity has also attended a regular lineup of conferences, which have proven to be instrumental in helping to spur entrepreneurship and innovation in and around the Waterloo community. VeloCity’s commitment in helping to build a strong sense of entrepreneurship in the students of today, leaders of tomorrow, is evident in our participation in the following conferences: Canada 3.0, OCE Discovery, G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit, and the Communitech Tech Leadership Conference.

This semester has also brought about a sense of entrepreneurship with the beginning of our Bootcamp program where VeloCity, partnered with the Ontario Centres of Excellence, Communitech and the Accelerator Centre, were able to give focus to the visions of three groups of entrepreneurs. If you have been keeping up with our blogs on the velocity homepage then you know all about: Bloq Software, Aetas Solutions and GroupVestor. These students have come a very long way since their journey at VeloCity began, making headline news in such places as: The Financial Post and the Montreal Gazette, UW’s very own Daily Bulletin and CTV news. For a look at the journey these 8 students have had over the past three months, check out the most recent updates for: Bloq Software, Aetas Solutions and GroupVestor.

Monday evening marked the end of our spring 2010 semester with the students of VeloCity presenting their projects and celebrating a great term here at VeloCity, closing off with a BBQ. The evening was a great success with approximately 100 attendees packed into the Accelerator Centre. The projects we have seen this semester have been innovative and highly geared towards the student market- students helping students. This night helped to provide our student entrepreneurs with confirmation, guidance and a sense of gratification of a job well done this semester.

VeloCity, along with our Bootcamp students attended DemoCamp Guelph this past Wednesday evening. The crowd was tough but Bootcamp team, Bloq Software, walked away with the ultimate DemoCamp Guelph prize that night- a broken Guitar Hero guitar named: The Crowie. This was a huge success for Mark, Avi and David who have now brought the Crowie home to VeloCity for the first time ever. If you are interested in attending or presenting at the next DemoCamp Guelph or DemoCamp Waterloo, be sure to stay tuned for the dates of these two events!

Overall, this semester has been a huge success and one unlike any other! In looking to the future and in preparation for our fall 2010 semester, we are currently looking for mentors in the Waterloo community who can speak to any of the following topics:

The program:

  • A Start-up Life, Sept 20
  • Starting a Business, Sept 27
  • Building a Team, Oct 4
  • The Pitch, Oct 18
  • Selling your Product, Nov 1
  • Financial Management, Nov 8
  • Raising Money, Nov 15

    • If you are interested in speaking to one of these topics please email VeloCity at: velocity@uwaterloo.ca to sign up! :)

    Thank you,
    The VeloCity team

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