Startups solve problems. So if you find a problem there’s probably a startup idea lying somewhere nearby. A Montreal developer Kenji Williams developed an app called twtspire.com that scours twitter and automatically detects tweets from people that wonder why a solution doesn’t exist for a specific problem they’re having. Here are example of tweets from [...]
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Robotics Hackathon to be Held in Montreal in March
Montreal fans of robotics are in for a treat this March. The “Cloud Robotics Hackathon” is in town. From March 2nd through to March 4th Maison Notman House will host a unique Robotics event made for anyone who’s interested in hacking Robots to make them perform neat things. There are 2 sponsors of the event. [...]
Montreal Hosts Youtube Association for Content Creators
Many get curious about instant fame that some YouTube videos get. But few dig deep and try to understand the intricacies of the elusive “something somethingness” that these videos seem to possess. This is what Aimee Davison is after and she’s been sharing her insights at speaking gigs like Ignite Montreal as well as well [...]
Startups and students feedback at CUSEC
This post was originally posted on Louis-Philippe Huberdeau’s blog, co-founder of new hiring startup hirevoice. It’s hot on the trails of an earlier MTW blog post We learned a lot at CUSEC this year. However, for the first time, it was not from presentations. The first presentation I watched entirely was on Saturday, when we [...]
Random Hacks of Kindness Wrap Up! January 25th
On January 25th there will be a Meet up at Maison Notman House to discuss the hacks developed during the Random Hacks of Kindness Hackathon. This is also an opportunity for people to submit new ideas for future hacks and/or help out with the next event. To remind those who don’t know what RHOK is: [...]
Afraid of getting more traffic on your java web site?
Do you think it is hot for web sites to crash under load? (*) Are you happy with your web site performance? Do you enjoy paying for beer and pizza? Those are all very good reasons NOT to come to the first Montreal Java User Group event of 2012. Terracotta engineer Alex Snaps will [...]
Startup Ski for Tech Entrepreneurs: no pitches, no code, just fun
It’s almost that time of the year again : we’ve seen the first snowfalls, which means the ski season is just around the corner ! If you want a good excuse to hit the slopes on a regular basis this winter, why not join StartupSki ? This very loosely organized group has one goal : [...]
