August update: Hard Tech Hikes in the Lazy Days of Summer

August winds down, hope you got some rest. September is going to start out flying!

Sep 1 • 

Jesse Rodgers

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August 2025

July Update: Quiet Builds, Loud Voices, and What’s Coming Next

What we built in July. From revived pitch nights to rooftop takeovers to bold conversations about leadership, here’s what moved the community this…

Aug 1 • 

Jesse Rodgers

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July 2025

June Update: Rooftops, Real Talk, and Builder Momentum

What we built in June. From rooftop hangs to AI showcases to the stages in Toronto Tech Week, here’s what lit up the community last month.

Jul 1 • 

Jesse Rodgers

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June 2025

May Update: Experiments, Sprints, and Builder-Led Momentum

May brought more than just new projects and sprints; it showcased how builders, from Socratica to Catalyst Commons and beyond, are replacing old…

Jun 1 • 

Jesse Rodgers

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May 2025

April Update: Retreats, Demos, Pancakes, and Progress

This is what rebuilding trust looks like — not with credentials or ceremonies, but with momentum, shared meals, and shipped work.

May 1 • 

Jesse Rodgers

April 2025

March Update: Socratica, Hackathons, Hard Tech, and More

The snow melted just in time for a month packed with hacking, showcasing, and connecting. Honestly, it felt like Waterloo snapped back into builder mode…

Apr 1 • 

Jesse Rodgers

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March 2025

February update: hackathons, robots, AI deep dives, socials

The Waterloo area may have been buried in snow this month but that didn't slow down people from getting together to learn and share!

Mar 2 • 

Jesse Rodgers

February 2025

January Update: The Year is Starting Off Social!

Founder socials, quantum games, workshops, reading raves, hackathons, kickoffs... a busy January to start off 2025!

Feb 1 • 

Jesse Rodgers

January 2025

December update: 2025 is going to be the year of builders

Time to raise barns and build for the future.

Jan 1 • 

Jesse Rodgers

December 2024

November update: A Month of Microbots, Doing The Things, and Growth in Waterloo

Microbots hackathon injected a busy month with 36+ hours of buzzing 3D printers and talkative AI robots. Socratica had a film festival. Velocity opened…

Dec 2, 2024 • 

Jesse Rodgers

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November 2024

Event update: Holiday Party this week!

Hosting a holiday party this week and breaking the normal pattern of posts to raise some funds for The Working Centre.

Nov 26, 2024 • 

Jesse Rodgers

October update: a community to be thankful for!

Techtoberfest, AI tinkerers, reading raves, non-technical discussion, wicked tech, and lots of builders. In November we are going to host a holiday…

Nov 1, 2024 • 

Jesse Rodgers

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