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Why some brave students hit the cryptocurrency casino
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Game development students find success in growing VR industry
Shortly after Charlotte Brown graduated from Algonquin’s game development program in 2017, she dropped by the headquarters of a local…
Ottawa martial arts instructor kicks business up a notch
When Sara-Ann Perron showed an interest in kickboxing, she quickly became frustrated with how expensive most places were for what…
No need to call the ethics commissioner on this Ottawa startup
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Cultivating crypto-currency: Inside BitAccess
There aren’t too many companies that would turn down $10 million in funding, least of all if that company’s a…
The Technology to Eat Thoughtlessly
Though he’s originally from the Congo, 22-year-old Ned Nadima said he found it a bigger culture shock moving here from…
Gymtrack: The future of fitness begins here in Ottawa
As Pablo Srugo, co-founder of Gymtrack, gives a short tour of their new office complete with hammocks and scooters, he…
Keeping it relevant: ReSoMe
Standing in a potential investor’s office years ago, it seemed like a joke to Shawna Tregunna when a man offered…