Note:  Original article posted on OAK Computing on October 25, 2011. When we moved to our office in the Byward Market last April,we were excited about all the food options that were now available to us.  Italian, Indian, Mexican, Thai, BBQ, fast food, fine foods, etc. – finally, we had choices galore. But what we quickly realized was that not many of the plethora of restaurants surrounding us...

Sonia R. & Ashima K. Post by Sonia and Ashima, from OAK Computing. Apt613 has partnered with OAK to create a new website that is set to come out in a few months. Throughout the year, folks from OAK will be guest blogging on Apt613. A young startup with a new office in the market – of course our first reaction to the move was mmm mmmmm, the food. With lots of restaurants and lots of choice, the...

The Tunisian community of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada came together on January 15, 2010 to rally in support for Tunisia and the Tunisian people. Originally organized as a protest against Ben Ali, one that would be echoed in multiple cities along the globe, the historic changes of January 14, 2010 changed the protest into a support rally. On Friday January 14, the Tunisian ex-president, Ben Ali, dictator...

market2world recently prepared a series of PDFs for OCRI’s global marketing group that benchmarks Ottawa against four major U.S. “tech consideration cities”: Boston, New York, San Jose, and Washington.  When international companies consider locating or expanding in North America, they often forget the “North” option. The research, which leads with results from the Martin...

Here’s the goal – I’m going to run a half marathon in May.  If you know me, you’re probably already smiling in skepticism…I forgive you, though I will love laughing in your face come May 30, 2010.  Pettiness  - a wonderful human emotion :0) I’ve been telling everyone around me that I will run this marathon, in the hopes that the verbal commitment will shame me...

The IBM Extreme Blue Case Study Competition is being held this Saturday January 30, 2010 at Ottawa U.  The competition is open to female undergraduate and graduate engineering and science students and Carleton and University of Ottawa MBA students of both genders. How it works: In teams of 4, you will have 2 hours to come up with a solution to a “Smarter Planet” case study problem presented at...

I’m no photographer, and definitely not an editor, but I do appreciate great videos and I love Ottawa.  This is a fantastic 2 min 15 sec video done by NiWoTa Studios showcasing a summer in Ottawa.  Watch – you’ll enjoy it!! :0)   OTTAWA – Summer in 30,000 Frames from NiWoTa Studios on Vimeo.   For those of you who are photographers here is some of the technical info...

Last week I attended E1O1, a round table forum of young, talented, entrepreneurs, sharing their thoughts and ideas.  I cannot tell you how valuable this kind of forum was for learning, networking, and generating ideas.  But I won’t get into that myself.  Instead I will refer you to Francesco’s excellent blog entry:  Meaningful Networking (06 March 2009) that mirrors my thoughts and feelings...

Today I went to a Technology Executive Breakfast, one of the great benefits of being a part of TalentBridge.  I’ll tell you why.  You go to these events and are surrounded by entrepreneurs.  Young, old, looking to start up, looking to invest, looking for advice:  no matter who they are, they are all energized.  And that kind of environment lights a fire under you.  It makes you want to leave...

  What do science and engineering students need to help them become entrepreneurs?  Coming from an engineering background myself and surrounded by engineering colleagues who have 100 brilliant ideas a day, I asked myself what is it that stops us from going forward with these ideas? What do we need to help push us along into entrepreneurship?  1. Showcase of Success Stories All of us know those kids...